Life is not so hard here on the ship.
The Resolution carries about 120 passengers with a like number of naturalists, photographers, crew and hotel staff.
The interior of the igloo, kitted out with a cozy bed.
In traditional cruise fashion, food is artfully prepared and abundant….
In keeping with the environmentally-conscious theme of an expedition, one of the meals was prepared almost exclusively from the types of food that most of us consign to the disposal or compost heap (apple cores, cauliflower leaves, banana peels). We also learned about the commendable practices of food management onboard that minimize food waste. Kudos!
As for animal spotting in the ocean – it’s almost impossible to illustrate the thrill and excitement of seeing the hump of a sperm whale from a distance, the burst of spray from its blowhole…. Especially with an iPhone camera. I won’t even try, other than to post the following clip that Henry took when the ship visited a site with hundreds of dolphins and other sea mammals leaping and splashing in a feeding frenzy.
We were so fortunate to have many such sightings of several different types of whale, leaping tuna and graceful dolphins. Only slightly less thrilling was a human leap – Tertius stepped up to do a subpolar plunge…..
One sight that can be captured ad infinitum to ad nauseum – even with an iPhone: the sunrises, sunsets and stunning cloud formations in this pristine and tumultuous part of our planet.
There are many, many more….. but you “get the picture.”
Across the Pacific Ocean, we next enter some seaports in Japan.
New Horizons - Alaska to Asia 