What kind of research were the scientists doing?
Most of the scientists onboard were there simply as guides and lecturers, since the primary purpose of this expedition was educational. Some of them, of course, are always doing research of some kind though, even when “on vacation.” Adriana Ocampo, for example, was always on the lookout for interesting rocks and meteorites (and she thinks she spotted one in the side of an iceberg, but we couldn’t get close enough in our raft for her to pluck it out, because of the 60-knot winds
