At Sea
Our expedition thus far has been a whirlwind of activity as we have visited the historic towns of Lisbon, Funchal on the island of Madeira, as well as the islands of La Palma and La Gomera in the Canary island group. Finally we looked forward to a slow paced day at sea.
This morning Jim Blair, a staff photographer with National Geographic for thirty-two years, took us on a visually stunning trip around the globe with his images and stories. He regaled us with a behind the scenes look at the life of a man who contributed forty-seven stories to the “Yellow Magazine.” Many of us grew up with his images shaping our view of the world.
A single adult male sperm whale wandering the Atlantic punctuated the early afternoon with a surprise appearance alongside the National Geographic Endeavour. After logging at the surface for several blows, we were gifted with a photographic opportunity, a fluke up dive.
A much anticipated concert by Geoffrey Haydock and Penelope Smith entitled “The Student Prince”, by Sigmund Romberg, as well as other much-loved favorites by Chopin, Mozart, Bach, and Schubert.
Hugh Downs, covering almost seven decades in the broadcasting industry enlightened us with insider stories of the ten most memorable interviews in his colorful career. The individuals that he interviewed represent defining events in our modern history. Hilariously insightful, Hugh had us laughing while remembering.
And finally to top the evening off, Barton Seaver, with our Chefs at Sea program demonstrated culinary techniques for preparing fish. He shared with us a solution for sustainability that everyone can gladly take part in, with the final result a delicious dinner (guilt free).
Ha! A slow paced day indeed! In the end our “slow-paced day at sea” turned quite full as our on board experts each gave us from their own expertise many gifts from the sea.
Our expedition thus far has been a whirlwind of activity as we have visited the historic towns of Lisbon, Funchal on the island of Madeira, as well as the islands of La Palma and La Gomera in the Canary island group. Finally we looked forward to a slow paced day at sea.
This morning Jim Blair, a staff photographer with National Geographic for thirty-two years, took us on a visually stunning trip around the globe with his images and stories. He regaled us with a behind the scenes look at the life of a man who contributed forty-seven stories to the “Yellow Magazine.” Many of us grew up with his images shaping our view of the world.
A single adult male sperm whale wandering the Atlantic punctuated the early afternoon with a surprise appearance alongside the National Geographic Endeavour. After logging at the surface for several blows, we were gifted with a photographic opportunity, a fluke up dive.
A much anticipated concert by Geoffrey Haydock and Penelope Smith entitled “The Student Prince”, by Sigmund Romberg, as well as other much-loved favorites by Chopin, Mozart, Bach, and Schubert.
Hugh Downs, covering almost seven decades in the broadcasting industry enlightened us with insider stories of the ten most memorable interviews in his colorful career. The individuals that he interviewed represent defining events in our modern history. Hilariously insightful, Hugh had us laughing while remembering.
And finally to top the evening off, Barton Seaver, with our Chefs at Sea program demonstrated culinary techniques for preparing fish. He shared with us a solution for sustainability that everyone can gladly take part in, with the final result a delicious dinner (guilt free).
Ha! A slow paced day indeed! In the end our “slow-paced day at sea” turned quite full as our on board experts each gave us from their own expertise many gifts from the sea.
