It's Monday, January 22nd. At 6am, Excursions Director Brent gently announces that the captain is navigating us into fast ice. Fast ice is ice that is fastened to the shore. The bridge has seen a number of animals and birds. Normal wake-up will be at 7am, but he encourages us to get up. We roll out of bed and head up to the observation deck. The landscape is surreal and the icebergs are inspiring. We see leopard and crabeater seals. There is also an occasional wily penguin which escapes our camera lens.
The captain wedges the ship into the fast ice in Crystal Sound. After breakfast we take a walk out on the ice. It is hard to believe that we are really here, and the landscape adds to our awe.
The captain wedges the ship into the fast ice in Crystal Sound. After breakfast we take a walk out on the ice. It is hard to believe that we are really here, and the landscape adds to our awe.
After our fun on the ice the captain reverses the ship off the ice, turns us around and sets course for the Fish Islands. We zodiac around and there is so much wildlife! We see five killer whales out in the bay, a seal, and several groups of a dozen or so penguins "proposing" in the water.
We land on one of the islands to check out the Gentoo penguin colony. It is delightful to spend time with these birds, but the odor of these colonies is unpleasantly strong. Good thing the penguins are so cute.
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