Lat: 6100.08543067 S
Lon: 05147.00431804 W
Today, while I was standing out in front of the bow, a pod of Fin Whales approached the ship. I couldn't say how many, maybe 5, but as I was at the very tip of the bow, the whales were literally right below me, mammoth in size. They followed the ship for a bit, and then the magic happened: A pod of Killer Whales (Orcas), at least 6, came in as well, hunting and looking for lunch. The sight was spectacular: We actually saw how the Orcas then proceeded to try to single out a calf, and the hunt was on. Splashing and breaching by both the Fins and the Orcas, the whole event was unfolding right in front of us, meters away from the ship. The Orcas try to chase and exhaust their prey, then try to drown their victim in a very coordinated attack by the pod. It was truly amazing to see this up close and in living color. What is even more amazing is that a few nights ago we were watching the documentary "Frozen Earth" by David Attenborough (which I highly recommend you check out) in which this very same event was filmed. To see this on a film, and then just a few days later to actually witness it, was unreal. This event took about 20 minutes, no blood and guts at the end to be seen. The captain did a masterful job keeping the action in front of us the whole time. So onward we go towards Elephant Island, but that was a rare event indeed.
I then proceeded to climb up the ship'ss mast, and holding on with one arm,
shouted at the top of my lungs, "I'm the King of the World!!". (OK,
everything but the last sentence was true. :-))
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