Whales!!!
January 16, 2005 | 22:43

Whale Watching

Dear Journal,

It was 2243, the sky dusk, snow covered mountains surrounded our path, and Humpback whales were spotted ahead. Running up to the front deck all I could see were a couple of spouts in the distance ahead. Within minutes 4 to 6 humpbacks were feeding on all both sides of the boat. The most fascinating thing was when one fluke went up then shortly after the rest of the flukes appeared. At one point, one humpback began to gulp feed, pulling its entire head out of the water to swallow as much krill as possible in one gulp. The whales remained near the surface to feed, for a long time. I was shocked at how many whales were in the area feeding. The flukes had very distinctive fingerprint features, such as one fluke was all black while another was almost entirely white. This experience was the best way to say goodbye to Antarctica.

It Began to Flurry, Adding to the Picturesque Environment
January 13, 2005 | 17:00

Anchored Near Brown Bluff

Dear Journal,

The journey reached its climax today when I arrived at Brown Bluff, my first encounter with the mainland. This region is named after this area’s beautiful brown-, yellow- and orange-colored cliff of lichens. On the beach there were Gentoo penguins, Adelie penguins with their chicks, and one lone Chinstrap penguin. It was interesting to observe the chicks chase their parents for food. While I was on land it began to flurry, adding to the picturesque environment. This landfall was so perfect that I don’t know how it could get any better!

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