It was a flurry of wildlife today with sightings of whale spouts in the distance, more Albatross, Petrals and Sheerwater birds staying close to the ship.
It feels strange for me to be in the middle of an ocean, this is the longest voyage I've ever been on, over 600n miles.
We had zodiac training today and boot issue. A zodiac is a small ribbed inflatable boat with an outboard motor, designed for short fast excursions and landings away from the ship. These would prove to be an essential piece of equipment over the next few days of the expedition without these we wouldn't have access to Antarctica.
We spotted our first iceberg today, some distance on the horizon estimated at 70m high and 2km wide this was an exciting moment for all, this really was Antarctic waters with snow peppering our faces.
It feels strange for me to be in the middle of an ocean, this is the longest voyage I've ever been on, over 600n miles.
We had zodiac training today and boot issue. A zodiac is a small ribbed inflatable boat with an outboard motor, designed for short fast excursions and landings away from the ship. These would prove to be an essential piece of equipment over the next few days of the expedition without these we wouldn't have access to Antarctica.
We spotted our first iceberg today, some distance on the horizon estimated at 70m high and 2km wide this was an exciting moment for all, this really was Antarctic waters with snow peppering our faces.
Later today around 15:00 we spotted land.....Antarctica, this feels amazing, I'm excited to be here, it feels cold as the temperature has dropped to just 2 deg and Humpback Whales are now approaching the ship, I feel privaliged to see these animals in there own environment.
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