The FRAM continued on course toward Stanley. We motored
along under overcast skies and in gentle to moderate sea conditions. Throughout
the day both wandering and black-browed albatrosses accompanied cape and giant petrels
in gliding alongside the FRAM and following in our behind the ship, occasionally
dipping down for the tasty treats churned up in our wake.
Inside the FRAM our tri-lingual language program was
underway. Lectures in English, German and Norwegian provided an introduction to
the biology and environmental conditions that are found surrounding and on the
sub-Antarctic islands.
Today was also the day we were fitted for the insulated
rubber boots that we will wear when we go ashore by Polarcirkel boats. But
tomorrow in Stanley the FRAM is dockside and our hiking boots that we brought
from home are the order of the day.
