Catt-Trax 2 - Arica - Comments

Hello Steve & Moira

Danny Catt — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:46:55 -0700

I am so pleased to hear from you. My adventure in Antarctica was fabulous ... and Steve, you would have needed more storage cards for sure with all of the photographic opportunities! I hope you made it home safely and do keep in touch. Thanks also for the invite, you may see me in the UK in the not too distant future. I will add some more pictures and post soon!

Cheers, Danny

Hi DannyWe have now arrived

Steve Green — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:20:20 -0700

Hi Danny

We have now arrived in Fort Lauderdale after 66 days of a great cruise made all the more interesting by meeting you and talking to you.

Enjoy Antarctica and we will look forward to reading your blog as it is updated and to seeing your images.

Remember if you ever get to the Uk we would be glad to see you and have you stay.

Best wishes

Steve and Moira

still on the Prtinsendam.

Thanks Tess!

Danny Catt — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:14:11 -0800

I am really pleased that you were able to connect. I am well... en route to Antarctica tomorrow! Thanks for saying hello Tess and I look forward to hearing from you again soon.

Cheers, Danny

Hey Danny,As always your

Tess — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:00:53 -0800

Hey Danny,

As always your pictures are spectacular. Just caught up with you on the website. I'm really enjoying your journey.

Be safe.

Tess

What lens did you use for ...

Jo McF — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:27:16 -0800

Lake Chungara photo-- Danny, what lens are you using on your camera there?

Do you have formal photographic training, or are you self-taught?

I love your use of diagonal lines in your photos. I'm learning so much just looking at your composition style! Thanks for the inspiration!

Jo McFetridge

Gracias Jean

Danny Catt — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:23:55 -0800

Thanks for the great information... and I hope some of the folks clicking in on the site took the time to click on the links you gave... that is wonderful. On the northern coast of Chile there are apparently healthy numbers of both Olive Ridley and Green sea turtles! I was amazed to see them in large numbers right along the shore of a big city. And... they seemed to be enjoying the pieces of fish that being eaten by the sea lions and the gulls... a very interesting afternoon! Hope you are well... and glad you had a great trip to Cuba!

Cheers

Danny

Desert flowers, a spectacle only experienced by some...

Jean — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:48:00 -0800

Hi D,

Great to see your adventure just keeps unfolding with unique experiences. I've just returned from Cuba...a musical dream. Cuba offers impressive amounts of artistic and musical talents with a twist of uncertainty being a communist country.

I think an event worth mentioning is the blooming of flowers, which is an extremely rare occasion. As explained to me by a professor from Spain, a blooming event only occurs after a rare rainfall, perhaps every 7 years. These flowers basically remain dormant for most of their life. Here's a link to some of the flowers that will pop up after a rainfall: http://www.huedepohl.com/Atacama/Atacama30.htm

And another interesting aritcle on lizards predating on Atacama desert flowers: http://www.copiapoa.info/online/Aloe/lizard.htm

I was wondering when those sea turtles would turn up! Glad they came to say hello. What species did you see? Did you see any on the Amazon R.? Roald and his girlfriend were telling me about them hatching on the riverbanks.

Buenas suerte, Jean

PS I hope the gentleman that was ill on the boat made it to shore on time.