Penguins floating along on a ‘berg. It was a hoot to watch them slide around on the ice, and jump into the water, but the most fun was watching them jump up onto the ice- amazing!
Our captain opened the anchor deck at the bow to allow us a close up view of the picturesque narrow ice strewn passage which is only 1600 feet wide [above]. The Antarctic Continent is on the left side . It is flanked by double peaks 2450 feet high consisting of volcanic rock formations dating back 10-130 million years. We ran up and down among the decks to get the best views and photo ops. We also saw 5 whales while floating through the channel! It was a totally exhilarating experience.
Glacier ice on Booth Island viewed on the right side of the channel. [Above]
The ice continent in its splendor, with low clouds adding to the perfect “blue and white” landscape. [Above] A beautiful “lagoon iceberg” [L] welcomed us on the other side. It was about 5 stories high!
Even though it was cold, we couldn't resist having lunch on the outside deck as we cruised through this beautiful area. We just had more red wine and did fine!!
Petermann Island was our final landing, offering the dramatic backdrop of the impressive Mt. Scott and Mt. Shackleton named after the infamous British explorers of Antarctica. [Above & L]
This was our last time to step foot on Antarctica...this trip!
Gentoo Penguins were especially adorable waddeling through the snow and even tobogganing on their belly down the slopes. [Above and R]
Blue Shags feeding their young deep in their throats. [Above]
There was a beautiful group of icebergs congregated on the other side of the island.
Adelie Penguins were being harassed by Skua trying to kill their chicks, so they would scream at them. [Above and L]
