Yesterday we left Greenland and made our way across the sea crossing the Davis Strait, which links Baffin Bay to the North Atlantic Ocean. The Baffin Bay is more than 9,000 feet deep and have Icebergs all along the way. We were able to spot chunks of ice, as well as icebergs along the way. Because of the deep waters, there are species of whales only found in these waters. In the morning, we spotted a pod of Sperm whales and then soon after, a pod of Northen Bottlenose Whales. After the Bottlenose were spotted, we stopped the ship and launched one of our Zodiacs with an underwater camera and two whale experts. During the day there were several lectures given including an introduction to glaciology and ice, digital photography basics and taking home better photographs which was taught by National Geographic photographer, Ira Block.
We were able to observe the whales for more than an hour - very cool. Contrary to what we were expecting, the straight was very calm and the ship rode like glass. We should be docking in Baffin Island in the morning - back to Canada.
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Ira,
How is the experiment going? Are Sperm whales always horney, or is that urban legend?
I hope your having a good time...
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