The second continental landing and to visit a gentoo colony was the morning’s mission. I watched from the explorer lounge with a mocktail, as the zodiacs made their way through the brash ice to land.
Kevin was due to go out kayaking, but as weather was providing us with the whole gamut of options it was cancelled.
I watched from afar, and with the pain easier I felt relatively comfortable to go zodiac cruising in Paradise Bay after lunch, as I wouldn’t be required to have to swing my legs to get out and into the zodiac.
What a treat it was with a content leopard seal on an ice flow, birds scuttling overhead and humpback whales exhaling. We’d caught them on video earlier. The sound is wondrous: how such large mammals can so elegantly glide through the water is a thing to behold.
We saw penguins at the Chilean station Gonzalez Videla, jumping out of the water, flapping to dry themselves off.
In awe of nature and the landscape we returned to the ship. Some brave passengers were preparing for a night of camping at Leith Cove ( it’s a no from me), and we could make out their tents with a faint red glow emanating from the land.
My little life 