This morning we woke up early and
headed straight to the warehouse where we were told to gather our extreme
weather gear. Each participant on the cruise is issued a bag that contains
cold weather gear such as thermal clothing, waterproof jacket and overalls,
steel-toed boots, hats, socks, gloves etc. We had a great time trying
everything on and it was comforting to know that we would be well prepared for
the cold ahead of us! Unfortunately, the winds last night were too strong for
our ropes to be delivered so we will have to wait until tomorrow to start
stringing together our crab pots. Since we couldn’t get started today, we took
the opportunity to rent a car to see the penguin colony at Seno Otway.
It was a chilly walk, but we got some great pictures of Magellanic Penguins! Once
we brought the car back we headed out in search of food and, as luck would have
it, we bumped into some of the technicians that will be on the R/V Palmer with us.
-Steph, Katie, and Dan
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| Magellanic Penguins in Seno Otway |
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| Extreme Weather Gear |
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