Yesterday we were headed to Fort Ross where the Hudson Bay CO. tried to set up stations to supply the old time sailing explorers. Actually, when I see these places and hear the histories it is quite unbelievable that anyone survived this harsh landscape. These were tough tough men with a drive to explore. We had a wonderful ,historical lecture about the Errobos and Terror, two ships who completely disappeared with all men aboard. Just recently with the ice melting, are modern crews able to find the ships at the bottom of the sea. It was a great lecture and we were going to stop this am and use Zodiacs to access the shore and go snoop around. But some rough seas came up and we could even get close to the area. Plus, I got so seasick after breakfast that I was good for nothing.
Since we were at sea all day yesterday we had chances to read, listen to lectures, sight see on the shore, from the ship, where we were able to spot 2 musk ox and a polar bear. Then Steve and I decided to go take an ICEY waters kayak class and hopefully if we ever see calm seas again, we will get to try out our new found cold water kayaking skills. The crew is strict about every little aspect and we learned alot of dos and mostly do NOTS!
I hope Mr. Steve was listening carefully, cause he’ll be my partner!
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