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vicious little squall sprang up which quickly tossed the seas into foam and lashing

spray off the crests of the waves. We were all grateful that we had gotten off the

island and back on the ship before that storm broke.

The evening was filled with the Captain’s Farewell Cocktail Party (which we skipped)

and then the Captain’s Farewell Dinner with us at a special Audubon table amid very

rough seas. These were the last functions of the evening.

This was the greatest day of all in every way, in my opinion, because of the weather

and the Rockhopper penguins. What a gift and a blessing!

SEA DAY - HOMEWARD BOUND

December 20 (63 45W & 52 03S,, air temp 47F, Beaufort 3-4)

Got up to do our final stretch/exercise class with Gabor and found the class much

smaller than usual; however, the die­hards were there - Vera, Alison, Janet, Kay &

Lois. So we went through our paces with a lot more joking and laughing than usual

too. Gabor has been a good fellow - never condescending to his little old ladies,

realistic as to our abilities and inabilities but not the less inventive in finding ways for

us to both stretch and do some strengthening exercises as well. We bid him a fond

farewell and thanked him for helping us not become total blobs on the trip.

Of course, today was our designated packing day too - oh joy! We have a lot of things

to stuff into our suitcases but we are convinced that we will get it all in. However, we

are looking for any excuse to procrastinate too. So when John announced that Maco

would give a little talk called “FAQs about Albatrosses & Other Seabirds”, we

immediately stopped trying to get organized and headed to the Cosmos Lecture Hall.

He had some good pictures of the birds themselves and he had framed some

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