Last night Brent explained that we would be going through the Lemair Channel at approximately 5am today (Tuesday) and that he would make an announcement at that time. If we wanted to see the most narrow and scenic channel of our voyage, we should get up. Or, we could roll over and sleep for another hour until the general wake-up announcement. We plan to get up.
I sleep right through the announcement, but William catches some of it - and it sounds like there was a change; we can get up to see something or roll over for more sleep. We're awake, so we get up.
We're in a bay with some interesting glaciers and mountains, but after 15 minutes breakfast calls to us. After breakfast we learn that during the night the boat started to encounter more ice than expected, so the captain had to reroute the ship. We will not be going through the Lemair Channel until this evening.
I sleep right through the announcement, but William catches some of it - and it sounds like there was a change; we can get up to see something or roll over for more sleep. We're awake, so we get up.
We're in a bay with some interesting glaciers and mountains, but after 15 minutes breakfast calls to us. After breakfast we learn that during the night the boat started to encounter more ice than expected, so the captain had to reroute the ship. We will not be going through the Lemair Channel until this evening.
This morning the ship pulls into a bay known as an iceberg graveyard. The winds and waves push icebergs into the bay, but the conditions do not allow them to move out. They remain in the bay until they erode over time. The blue icebergs are phenomenal. Alyssa expertly drives our zodiac through the small chunks of ice (called bergies) around the icebergs and provides information about the area.
But the icebergs are just a part of the fun. There are whales breaching in the bay. Nearby we spot a leopard seal and separately some crabeater seals. And of course, there are penguins. Alyssa wins once again for providing a great zodiac experience.
We don't want our zodiac ride to end, but it must and we return to the ship. During our buffet lunch the ship is moved to Peterman Island.
We don't want our zodiac ride to end, but it must and we return to the ship. During our buffet lunch the ship is moved to Peterman Island.
On Peterman Island we are greeted by chin strap penguins but the majority of the penguins on the island are Gentoo, their red bills giving them away. To our right is a penguin highway, which are trails the penguins walk on in single files to move between their colonies and the ocean where they feed on krill. They hope not to be the food of whales and seals, and usually feed in groups, which improves their chance for survival.
There are also a couple of elephant seal pups sunning themselves on the island. Wonderful!
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