Today was a beautiful, exciting start to a spectacular expedition. Though we felt the waves gently rocking the ship throughout the night, we woke up to bright, sunny skies casting rainbows of light through the spray of the ocean. Throughout the day, we had several presentations in the Ice Lounge, including an excellent talk describing unique behaviors and identification techniques for the seabirds of the region from Naturalist Doug Gualtieri. We also had a chance to work with Certified Photo Instructor Sean Neilson to learn how to use our smart phone cameras in creative ways in the field over the next few weeks to produce interesting and thoughtful images.