The last days on the ship
Hello!
I'm sorry for the lack of updates! I've been working really hard to finish everything. I had to write my part of the cruise report, and work in the lab a whole day. Then in between all of that, I took care of the cruise website. So I was running around like mad and worked nearly non-stop for 2 days. That's why I haven't been able to post anything or write the promised what-am-I-doing blog. Also, for a while we were in the middle of the ocean, with grey skies and nothing to take photos of.
We had a science night on Friday, where I gave a short talk:
I've had an amazing time, and some experiences that cannot be captured in photographs. A few examples: standing alone on the deck looking at the southern hemisphere night sky, seeing the Milky Way in its full glory for the first time, seeing bioluminescent plankton from the back of the ship (little blue sparks in the water), seeing the comet McNaught through binoculars... And in a slightly different way: spending the night in the crew bar slightly drunk, dancing (hadnt done that in ages, have missed it!), and becoming a sub mariner. That last one might need some explanation ;) Apparantly you become a sub mariner if you dive down and see the dolphins rise. As I had a necklace of a dolphin, they put it at the bottom of a glass filled with rum. If I was able to drink it in one go and catch the dolphin in my mouth, I would be a sub mariner. Hehe.
We had the official end-of-cruise dinner yesterday, and today we've been finishing everything and cleaning up. I suddenly realized that it's really over now, only a few days till I'm back in Norwich. Today we took a end-of-cruise group photo:
Anyway, today I finally finished all my work, and took a well deserved long break on the deck. The weather was perfect today, about 20 degrees, a bit of wind, completely clear sky. I used lots of sunscreen but still got sunburned. It's crazy how we went from the Antarctic to the almost tropics in a few days! I spent some time on the deck reading a book and listening to music, but mostly spotting wildlife. Loic and I saw some dolphins, really amazing!
Here's me enjoying the sunshine and a photo of Kelly, Abby and Nick that I took with Angelika's camera - I like it!
We are arriving in Montevideo tomorrow morning. We have a whole day to explore the town (and celebrate Mardi Gras :) ). We have to be out of our cabins at 9 AM on Tuesday morning. Our flight leaves at 16:40, I'm not sure what the plans for that day are... Maybe spending 7 hours in Montevideo airport?? I haven't seen that one yet!! :)
Unless I find time to post something tomorrow (I doubt it!) this will be my last post for a while. It's been an amazing time, such a good experience, I've learnt a lot and enjoyed it a lot. I would have liked to spend some more time between the icebergs, but I'm also looking forward to coming home :)
A big thank you for everyone who has been following me and who has left comments!! Stay tuned for some pictures of Montevideo soon :)
I'm sorry for the lack of updates! I've been working really hard to finish everything. I had to write my part of the cruise report, and work in the lab a whole day. Then in between all of that, I took care of the cruise website. So I was running around like mad and worked nearly non-stop for 2 days. That's why I haven't been able to post anything or write the promised what-am-I-doing blog. Also, for a while we were in the middle of the ocean, with grey skies and nothing to take photos of.
We had a science night on Friday, where I gave a short talk:
I've had an amazing time, and some experiences that cannot be captured in photographs. A few examples: standing alone on the deck looking at the southern hemisphere night sky, seeing the Milky Way in its full glory for the first time, seeing bioluminescent plankton from the back of the ship (little blue sparks in the water), seeing the comet McNaught through binoculars... And in a slightly different way: spending the night in the crew bar slightly drunk, dancing (hadnt done that in ages, have missed it!), and becoming a sub mariner. That last one might need some explanation ;) Apparantly you become a sub mariner if you dive down and see the dolphins rise. As I had a necklace of a dolphin, they put it at the bottom of a glass filled with rum. If I was able to drink it in one go and catch the dolphin in my mouth, I would be a sub mariner. Hehe.
We had the official end-of-cruise dinner yesterday, and today we've been finishing everything and cleaning up. I suddenly realized that it's really over now, only a few days till I'm back in Norwich. Today we took a end-of-cruise group photo:
Anyway, today I finally finished all my work, and took a well deserved long break on the deck. The weather was perfect today, about 20 degrees, a bit of wind, completely clear sky. I used lots of sunscreen but still got sunburned. It's crazy how we went from the Antarctic to the almost tropics in a few days! I spent some time on the deck reading a book and listening to music, but mostly spotting wildlife. Loic and I saw some dolphins, really amazing!
Here's me enjoying the sunshine and a photo of Kelly, Abby and Nick that I took with Angelika's camera - I like it!
We are arriving in Montevideo tomorrow morning. We have a whole day to explore the town (and celebrate Mardi Gras :) ). We have to be out of our cabins at 9 AM on Tuesday morning. Our flight leaves at 16:40, I'm not sure what the plans for that day are... Maybe spending 7 hours in Montevideo airport?? I haven't seen that one yet!! :)
Unless I find time to post something tomorrow (I doubt it!) this will be my last post for a while. It's been an amazing time, such a good experience, I've learnt a lot and enjoyed it a lot. I would have liked to spend some more time between the icebergs, but I'm also looking forward to coming home :)
A big thank you for everyone who has been following me and who has left comments!! Stay tuned for some pictures of Montevideo soon :)
1 Comments:
Wow! Miss Hanneke, has become a real lady! She had given a sience speech!
I Would like to bow down, with lots of respect! It's sad that You leave those dark waters, filled with icebergs and other wonders.
It was great to follow your adventures there. I hope you will give us more, of your travel stories.
And have a good trip home.
Greetings,
Gerard (trying to write english. :o)
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