The day at sea...

today provides an opportunity to settle in to my private cabin, which doubles as my home office for the next month (click images to enlarge):

A visit to the bridge at noon shows our  position about midway to the Cape Verde archipelago, our destination for tomorrow's explorations:

Several lectures were presented by expedition staff, and here our ornithologist talks about bird migration:

Late in the day the expedition leader briefs the guests on the next day's itinerary:

And lastly, it is traditional that during the first evening at sea the captain will host a cocktail party and introduce the ship's officers: