Sailing the South Atlantic

It is January 6, and we are in the second day of the three-day crossing to South Georgia Island with another day of good weather and calm seas (not a lake but no problem for the Cloud). Today’s events were three lectures and a requirement to bring our rented boots to the boot room to be inspected and stowed. A major effort exists to prevent alien materials, like dirt and seeds, from being introduced  into the fragile environment of South Georgia Island. From 2011 to 2015 South Georgia imported 300 tons of special rat poison from Wisconsin to eradicate the rat population introduced by Captain Cook in 1774. All rats were eradicated by verification of rat sniffing dogs in 2018.

Two types of albatrosses were spotted from the ship today, wandering albatross and black browed. At a lecture from one of the two onboard ornithologists, we learned about the species of penguins we will be meeting. 🐧