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Published: February 2nd 2008
I think I finally got some of the photos uploaded to webshots so hopefully this link will work.
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SharonNee
Sat Afternoon Feb 1
Well have a bit of time before I need to get ready for dinner (our 2nd formal night) so thought I’d post a few details on some of the lectures we’ve had (3 today so I’m feeling very educated right now). Earlier this week we had presentations by the same naturalist we had on our Alaska trip last year. On this trip he’s giving port overviews that include history of the area etc. He also does commentary on the decks as we leave port. Warren Salinger is the lecturer on board. He first sailed HAL at the age of 6 as a refuge from Germany to America. So he’s been sailing with them quite a bit. His talks are more detailed and include more history and political type information. Today’s talk was on Patagonia in preparation for our stops there after Antarctica. We’ve also been introduced to the Ice Captain who will be doing some presentations later. The first apparently showing us where he thinks we’ll be going in Antarctica and one later going over where we actually went (it obviously depends on the ice the days we’re there). They have also now brought on board what they call the Antarctica Team, Bernard Stonehouse and Caroline Gunn, who did their first 2 presentations today. They both did the talk this morning on the wildlife of the Southern Oceans. Bernard did this afternoon’s presentation on “My Friend the Penguin”. What stories he has. He volunteered for his first expedition to Antarctica in 1947 as part of the English Navy because it was boring after the war. He was originally the 2nd pilot and meteorologist (even though that isn’t what he was trained in). However, after they crashed their plane there the pilot became the meteorologist and he became the biologist (no training). He spent 3 years there and was one of the first to study the Emperor penguins and why they have their chicks in the winter (i.e. think March of the Penguins). It was a very interesting presentation but hopefully there’s no test at dinner tonight! There have been some sightings of penguins swimming today but I haven’t seen any yet. It’s really windy on deck and much cooler than yesterday but I did watch for awhile. Maybe I’ll see some from my window here since it’s closer to the water! I had planned to go to the Celebrity Chat between lunch and the lectures but ran into some people from the cc board and had lunch with them instead. Well that’s about it for now. Think I’ll try my luck at the casino before getting dressed for dinner.
Bye for Now
Sharon
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Janet
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Pictures
Hi Sharon, Could not get the picures to come up. I'm being told there is an error in the link. Darn I really wanted to see them. Will catch later. Janet (Randy Travis Fan)