Today was a day for the seabirds. Leaving South Georgia’s bustling colonies of kings and macaronis behind, we took to the oceans as we headed to the Falklands/Malvinas.
We were gifted with the first great albatross of the trip. Snowy albatrosses utilised the winds with their wonderful wingspan of three-and-a-half meters to soar behind our vessel from sunrise until sunset.
Throughout the day, we enjoyed presentations on Frank Hurley and his extraordinary expedition photography on Shackleton’s famous journey to the south. We learned about his work editing photos in a dark room to create a mood.
Visiting scientist Liz gave a presentation about the work she and Dr. Klinger have been doing on board for the past several weeks with us. Scraping limpets off rocks at each of our landings, the duo talked about how they hope to analyse the limpets upon returning home for traces of microplastics in the Antarctic.
As we headed off to a relaxing hot tub or sauna, our first sea day to the Falklands came to an end.
