2008-12-17

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“If it’s possible to imagine a piece of beef, odiferous cod fish
and a canvas-backed duck roasted together in a pot,
with blood and cod-liver oil, the illustration would be complete.”

Dr. Frederik Cook, the Belgica Expedition 1885,
on what penguins taste like.

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 - In the morning we were supposed to have a zodiac tour of Elsehul Bay, however, the wind was very strong and it was dangerous for the zodiacs so it was canceled.

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We sailed to our next landing, Right Whale Bay. We geared up for a landing but when Shane, our group leader, took a zodiac into shore, he determined it was not safe enough to land, so we didn’t get to go ashore.

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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 - We make our first landing in South Georgia at Salisbury Plain.

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The brown ones are 1 year old chicks.

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