Today we had a special treat as we had been informed that a colony of Adelie Penguins was near by. They are not normally found this far north.
The Adelie have a black beak and a white ring around the eye and they are smaller than their Gentou and Chin strap cousins.
On our last day in the Peninsula region we headed into the volcanic crater of Deception Island. We finally had a day of bad weather. The expedition leader said finally a day of the “usual Antarctic weather”. It was so bad though we could not make the morning landing in Telefon Bay. Later we headed to Whalers Bay for a hike to Neptune’s window and then a Polar Plunge.
Headed thru the very narrow Neptune’s Bellows.
A snowy hike to the Neptune’s window.
Now for the plunge with some fur seals.
On the last night we had some fun, including a costume competition.
We had the “best Drake crossing in 25 years” and so with some spare time the captain took us to Cape Horn.
We had Dolphins leading us back up the Beagle channel.
hi, how cold was it- the temp and the SEA???
j
it was about zero but colder with the wind. the water was about 5 degrees or less. brrrrrr