After our first landing on the continent, we were back on board for lunch and then spent the afternoon Zodiac Cruising with Jaymie in Graham Passage and around Bluff Island.
We saw Chinstrap Penguins with their chicks on the side of the island and Gentoo Penguins in same place and a lone Adelie juvenile on an ice floe.
We also saw an Imperial Cormorant nesting site with plenty of well camouflaged brown chicks
–and then a colony of Kelp gulls also with chicks - downy grey this time
We managed to collect some glacier ice for the bar which was a bit bigger and heavier than anticipated
while Linda claimed a separate piece for her gin & tonic(s).
Then Jaymie treated us to a journey through the brash ice in Bluff Cove as we watched icefalls from the glaciers.
Just when we thought it couldn't get any better a Humpback breached almost along side the boat - quite a day.
Not quite over, of course, because it was then back on board for yours truly to take the Polar plunge
followed by a dip in the heated saltwater pool on board - with a restorative dram - of course I got the tee shirt as well. Followed a little later by our daily briefing, drinks and dinner - not sure where the time goes!
We saw Chinstrap Penguins with their chicks on the side of the island and Gentoo Penguins in same place and a lone Adelie juvenile on an ice floe.
Then Jaymie treated us to a journey through the brash ice in Bluff Cove as we watched icefalls from the glaciers.
Just when we thought it couldn't get any better a Humpback breached almost along side the boat - quite a day.
Not quite over, of course, because it was then back on board for yours truly to take the Polar plunge
followed by a dip in the heated saltwater pool on board - with a restorative dram - of course I got the tee shirt as well. Followed a little later by our daily briefing, drinks and dinner - not sure where the time goes!
No comments:
Post a Comment