So there must be many I miss. They are fun to watch with binoculars, but if I tried to take a picture, all you d see is a little black smudge or two. It s the same with penguins. Although I see more penguins than seals, so far they have been too far away to get good pictures. As soon as I can get a nice picture or two, I ll send them along.
Emperor penguins look terribly dignified standing up.
When they want to move fast they get down on their bellies and paddle along with their wings and feet. They glide so smoothly you would almost think they were boats in calm water, rowing along. The other comment, which came from several different people, is that they would like to hear more about the day to day life on the ship, about what living on a research vessel is like. That s one I can fix more easily. From time to time I ll tell you about the more ordinary happenings here.