Rime of the Modern Mariner

I have been reading about things Antarctic. Have particularly been enjoying Apsley Cherry-Garrard’s account of Robert Falcon Scott’s last attempt to reach the South Pole, aptly named The Worst Journey in the World. This is a photo of Charles Seymour Wright, a member of the expedition (and one of the lucky fellows who found Scott’s frozen remains some time later) upon his return from the South. What must he have seen, to look like that?

Tomorrow, I’ll be heading over to the coast and down to Moss Landing for two days of meetings at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). All of the expedition members will be there, and many of the questions now in my mind will undoubtedly be answered. Will post a full report when I return.

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