Comments on 64South: Animal of the Day: Southern Giant-Petrels

Finally, an issue that I am passionate about. I ha...

2010-12-09T16:04:40.324-05:00

Finally, an issue that I am passionate about. I have looked for information of this caliber for the last several hours. Your site is greatly appreciated.

Hello! So, we got so wrapped up in our own travel...

2008-12-02T05:42:00.000-05:00

Hello! So, we got so wrapped up in our own travel adventure that I'm just now adding your blog to my list of blogs to read. (I don't know whether Terran will read it regularly -- he's still figuring out what to do with blogging and other online communities. Usually I'm the designated blog-reader for our mutual friends, and I pass the juicy bits on to him.)

I went back and read your posts in August and September to get an idea of the parameters of this adventure. I'm amazed and impressed that you're doing this, and I'm eager to read more about it.

The giant petrels look incredible. It must be quit...

2008-12-01T22:09:00.000-05:00

The giant petrels look incredible. It must be quite an experience to watch one fly. Best! C.

Louise-
It appears I may have had a little too ...

2008-11-28T23:17:00.000-05:00

Louise-
It appears I may have had a little too much coffee when I blamed your blog for the collapse of civilization.
Sorry about that. It turns out that even the guys in the crew of the Endurance (expedition of 1914-1916) kept up a blog (well not a blog but a diary). I read over them and Thomas Orde-Lees' bears a striking resemblance to yours! His description of cold, ice and snow are remarkably similar to your pictures. Also, you have pictures of people jumping into the frigid waters, and Lees describes the same thing in his journal (well, not so much jumping in as falling in). Another thing is both blog and diary describe local fauna. He calls them sea leopards, while you call them leopard seals. Actually, he describes them more from a culinary standpoint, than a naturalistic one. Also, his view of seeing killer whales "...is like being face to face with the great leviathan...with their blood-curdling blasts...." a smidge more dramatic than your blog, but other than that, his diary and your blog are so alike, its just crazy!
If you have time, check out Sir Ernest Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance at
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton
--Jay

Hey there Louise! Stephen here! I didn't want to...

2008-11-25T17:44:00.000-05:00

Hey there Louise! Stephen here! I didn't want to leave you hanging like no one was reading your posts. I read them whenever it is time to clean out my email... (As I am cleaning, I see your blog email, and then I catch up with you! I designed my life that way and it works for me!) Anyway, I have loved being able to keep up with what you are doing. You are a world away, and I can't imagine what it is like down there! Anyway, to answer your question, anything you right is fine by me, BUT I must admit, I am dying to hear about what it is that you do day to day. What are your responsibilities? How do you decide what to do each day? Are some days more exciting than others and why? But truly, anything that you right is great! And I DO love the pictures!

Here things are much the same, but I can feel that the major work is slowing down. Problems are getting fixed up or figured out, and things continue to move forward. I am resigned to this new earlier launch date, and it seems like we will be at least to the new launch date (3/5/09). Here's hoping that you get back in time to see it leave the ground!

Have a wonderful day, (whenever you read this). You are missed!

I love the picture of the lurching bird - and that...

2008-11-19T12:58:00.000-05:00

I love the picture of the lurching bird - and that you got so close to the nesting one. Those beaks look fake!