polar paradise, which made for the second three hour sunset in a row.
There is something quite magical about waking up and seeing
sunset/sunrise surrounded by silhouetted icebergs, I simply cannot
describe the feeling it evokes.
The number and concentration of icebergs is increasing hour upon hour
which means I have ended up with tens (probably closer to hundreds)
of pictures of many different icebergs. I hate to think what I will
be like when we reach the coast and are surrounded by icebergs. The
number of icebergs seems to correlate well with the amount of time I
spend outside; today I would guess at least 5 hours were spent out in
the sunshine in total, much to the upset of Matlab which calls to me
to complete my work....My favourite 'berg of the day was a pretty big
slab with one arch cut all the through in one half, and another arch
cut half way through on the other. Unfortunately this was a fair
distance away, but hopefully I will see more with similar features
soon enough.
I was also lucky enough to see a whale today, even if only for a
brief moment. Following the end of my shift, I went outside to absorb
the wonders of the Southern Ocean, scanning for whales. When I was
just about to give up, an announcement came on the tannoy that a
whale was on the starboard side of the ship. Not knowing which bloody
side starboard was, I guessed the right which proved to be correct,
and I was greeted by a whale for a second before both it, and the
ship quickly moved along.
I would also like to make a correction to yesterdays post about the
"sexton" - turns out it is actually a SEXTANT...my bad!
Current Latitude: -64.8095S
Current Longitude: 139.985
Current Air Temperature: -0.2 (-5.8C with wind chill). I should not
that I take these at the time of writing, which is usually 2-3pm. The
temperatures are usually much colder during my shift, that I can
assure you of!
Current Ocean Temperature: 0.64C
Wildlife: Whale (singular)
Sea Sickness: The ocean remains extremely calm
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