So, should I start by apologizing for not posting these last few days?  Well, there is a lot of water between Robinson Crusoe Island and Rapa Nui (Easter Island to you American folks).  I absolutely cannot say that nothing has happened, but what is worthy of sharing?  I don’t know.  Every day there have been lectures by the most seasoned experts in the world, I can tell you about sea creatures, rocks, volcanoes, tectonic plates, earthquakes, tsunamis, birds, moai and fish poop.  It’s exhausting, but incredibly fascinating. 

Fascinating thing, the sunrise is at 8:30 and the sunset is at 8:30. If you don’t have something in the picture, you really can’t tell the difference between them. 

I told you about a whale sighting that both Kim and I saw, and I didn’t get a picture.  I think it was a very rare sighting of a beak whale.  I told our Marine biologist what I saw, and a couple of days later, she told me another guest saw it also and with the two of our descriptions, she is pretty sure that we really saw a beaked whale.  Sadly, she has studied the beaked whale for several years and has never seen one in real life, Ugg. 

Expedition cruises are a very unique experience. This is our third expedition cruise.  The guests are a bit different in that they are quite knowledgeable and thirsty for more knowledge.  So, how did I, a kid that barely got a high school diploma, end up here?  All I can say is that if high school started at 50, I would have been a super star, I wasn’t ready for all that stuff when I was 14, but it all balances out. 

One week down, seven weeks to go.  We are really enjoying our adventure so far.  On Wednesday and Thursday, we visit Rapa Nui or Easter Island.  It is famous for its carved statues or Moai. 

I will leave you with a shot of the Zodiac’s that get us from ship to shore.

Thanks for checking in!