Weddell seal expedition: crossing the Drake Passage
Posted January 25th, 2009 by PatrickRobinson
Patrick Robinson in the Drake Passage, Southern Ocean -- After a spectacular sunset, we set sail yesterday and are currently halfway to Signey Island, a British research base. The seas are very calm (a mere 6 - 8 ft swell), but several folks on board are tucked away in their bunks due to motion sickness. The rest of us have been using this transit time to prepare instruments and help the crew cook and clean. Yesterday I peeled ~80 pounds of potatoes!
Here are a few photos from the past couple of days:
Sunset over Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Photo: Patrick Robinson
RRS Shackleton at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Photo: Patrick Robinson
A black-browed albatross (aka mollymawk)
Photo: Patrick Robinson
Calm seas somewhere in the Drake Passage, Southern Ocean
Photo: Patrick Robinson
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