Scotia Sea
A light fog surrounded us all day as we continued on our way towards South Georgia. The fog, we found out, is typical when the sea temperature drops and the winds are calm. The drop in temperature indicated that we were heading for the Antarctic Convergence, the border where the cold waters of the Antarctic meet the relatively warmer waters of the Southern Ocean. The officers on the bridge measured the seawater temperature every hour so we would know when we crossed this important boundary. Out on deck a few Atlantic and soft-plumaged petrels flew by exciting the birders.
The calm weather made it a great day to relax, read, and file our pictures from the Falklands. Taking advantage of the open bridge policy, several people came to talk to the officers about our progress towards South Georgia. We learned about the importance of krill to the Antarctic ecosystem from Melanie Heacox, found out how to make Photoshop work for us from Rikki Swenson, and got photo tips from Jack Swenson. Later in the day the undersea specialist, David Cothran, showed the footage from his dives in the Falklands telling us about the various creatures that he encountered. After dinner and a movie we turned in hoping that the calm seas will continue.
A light fog surrounded us all day as we continued on our way towards South Georgia. The fog, we found out, is typical when the sea temperature drops and the winds are calm. The drop in temperature indicated that we were heading for the Antarctic Convergence, the border where the cold waters of the Antarctic meet the relatively warmer waters of the Southern Ocean. The officers on the bridge measured the seawater temperature every hour so we would know when we crossed this important boundary. Out on deck a few Atlantic and soft-plumaged petrels flew by exciting the birders.
The calm weather made it a great day to relax, read, and file our pictures from the Falklands. Taking advantage of the open bridge policy, several people came to talk to the officers about our progress towards South Georgia. We learned about the importance of krill to the Antarctic ecosystem from Melanie Heacox, found out how to make Photoshop work for us from Rikki Swenson, and got photo tips from Jack Swenson. Later in the day the undersea specialist, David Cothran, showed the footage from his dives in the Falklands telling us about the various creatures that he encountered. After dinner and a movie we turned in hoping that the calm seas will continue.
