Dec 11 - An Icy Adventure!

Yesterday I had the opportunity to do some zodiac work with Joe!  It was really awesome!  We left the boat around 10:00am, and spent the whole day jetting around looking for krill in the water column.  We used a tool called an Echosounder, which is similar to a very delicate fish finder.

ere's a shot of Joe and me towards the end of the day.  Five hours in a small boat = cold feet, no matter how dry you are!

Unfortunately, all the krill we did find were deep under the water, but I did manage to see many other amazing things!!  Penguins were everywhere and would swim right by us as if unaware of our presence.  We spotted two whales.  But my favorite sights were the ice bergs.  The ice here is absolutely surreal.  MT Mark and I played "the ice game" which is similar to the "cloud game" in that you shout out what you think the ice looks like.  Its amazing what a little imagination can do!

he ice can be found in a wide range of colors:  clear, pure white, even blue.  Sometimes we find "dirty ice" which has dark streaks of sediment lodged in it. 

MT Mark and Joe taught me how to drive the Zodiac!

 - Katie