With thanks to Silversea for hosting this cruise
Today’s excitement was Shag Rocks – which
were, er, some rocks covered in nesting shags. They were fairly striking to
look at, if a touch phallic, there were indeed masses of shags all over them, and the smell of
their guano added another dimension, but that was it. There were some other birds too,
albatrosses and giant petrels, prions and gulls; some people saw fur seals
in the water; and I myself saw two distant blows from a whale of some sort,
but… that was it.
It’s been a lovely day, though, nice and
sunny and the sea very reasonable; although distinctly parkier when hanging
around outside and I’ve broken out my gloves and beanie already. Didn't stop someone from wallowing in the jacuzzi, though.
The entertainment has been interior today:
a description by Irish Luke of what fisheries research officers do (counting
krill in fish stomachs seemed to be a big part of it); then a cooking
demonstration by our German chef Pia – green chicken curry with tips on getting
the maximum juice out of limes and how to avoid chomping down on a leathery bit
of lemongrass – and then a talk from Australian Lea about seals, promising us
fur seals and elephant seals tomorrow, the former cute to look at but likely to
attack if we’re not careful. Er, good to know.
Then, for those who wanted it, there were more photography tips and a
Christmas cocktail demonstration; followed by
Then it was dinner - with the Persian/US couple again, plus some Swiss - during which all the curtains were drawn to prevent bird strike during the evening. Not in the morning, because the sun will rise tomorrow, get this, at 2.52am!
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