Having successfully avoided the worst of the weather in our crossing from South Georgia, the sun rose to reveal Saunders Island before us at the beginning of the day. This is an island in the West Falklands and is home to many sheep and black-browed albatross. In the heavy winds of the morning, we were visited at sea by these albatross, as well as a variety of other seabirds and some sei whales.
We started our program for the day with a presentation from Historian Steve Fisher, who took us through the complex history of the archipelago up to the 1982 war. This was followed by a serene watercolor session led by Naturalist Jessie Johnson. In the afternoon, Naturalist Gerard Baker talked us through contemporary life in the Falklands. In all, the day set us up well for what was to come as we made our transit.
