Hello again Ms. Brown,
I really enjoyed your December 6-7 entries about your trip to Cape Byrd. I love seeing penguins at places like Sea World and the zoo. Even when they are behind a wall of glass, penguins are so much fun to watch! I can’t imagine how overwhelming or surreal your visit must have been. Of course, your great pictures don’t come with the smell…but they make me so happy that I have to ask:
Did any of them dance like in “Happy Feet?” Did all those tuxedos make you feel underdressed? Do you think one of them would fit into a backpack? It would make a classy new school mascot...
On a more serious note: What kind of sound did they make? Did they seem frightened by the helicopter and people, or did they mostly ignore you? Could you walk among them? Did you feel any fear being so largely outnumbered?
I hope the weather clears for your helicopter trip to Cape Royds. Please consider that mascot-in-a-backpack idea…
Toby Ganz
p.s. I did not find a video link on the penguin journal. Maybe it didn’t attach?