This blog is an on-going travelogue created by Michiel and Sheri. Our journey started on April 1, 2005 in Amsterdam and has taken us to Alaska, France and Antarctica and back with many stops along the way.
(disclaimer: all opinions and stories are our own, we do not in any way pretend to represent the United States Antarctic Program or NSF, nor Lindblad or National Geographic
Henry Kaiser has worked many years in the United States Antarctic Program as a diver and videographer in support of several different biologic research groups. He is also a musican and composer. He often uses his compositions to provide the sound track to the beautiful underwater videos he takes here in McMurdo Sound. Some of this footage has appeared in Werner Herzog's films "Encounters at the End of the World" and "The Wild Blue Yonder".
Incidentally, the band Condition Fun, for which I play drums, was lucky enough to have him join us for one song at the Crary Lab Grantee Social (otherwise know as the Beaker Ball). He played a rippin' guitar solo and sounded great!
Recently, Henry posted this video to Youtube. Enjoy!
This video gives a really good introduction to Weddell seals and also has underwater footage from Henry Kaiser.
