It was my "shakedown" voyage as a cruise lecturer on MV Discovery that sailed from Valparaiso, Chile to Robinson Crusoe Island, Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, Bora Bora, and Tahiti in the "Wake of the Bounty."

We sailed from Valparaiso on February 1, 2005 at midnight and by morning of February 2 it seemed I was still a little jet-lagged as well as a little seasick but I managed to give my first lecture at sea. I presented the story of the first American ships to visit Juan Fernandez Island - the Lady Washington and ... (more)