Each time we leave the ship we form an orderly line. Most of us anyway. Then we amble down some stairs and step onto the Zodiac. It’s the easiest way I’ve gone onto a Zodiac ever.
For a Zodiac cruise we need to be well rugged up. Sunglasses fog, camera lenses get wet.
And I managed to collect a wave on the way back that drenched my gloves and water seeped under my ‘waterproof’ pants.
This iceberg reminded me of a crocodile snout.
You see all sorts of images in icebergs. Is this one a mushroom cloud?
Our photographer Gennadiy is on the job.
And there were penguins: Adelie and chinstraps living together. We spotted the occasional gentoo living amongst the too.
Thousands of penguins. Our guide Alonya said 150,00 breeding pairs I think. Below they’re trying to stake out pieces of bare dirt (rather than ice) go next upon. They will collect smooth stones from the sea bed to make their nests.
Under the water from above. It doesn’t show up well here but the water was crystal and we could see sand and stones.
There were heaps of penguins swimming and porpoising in the water but they were too hard to get a good pic of with my cameras. But this Weddell seal kindly stayed still as he surveyed us with curiosity.
Kayaking Group A went out in a Zodiac towing the kayaks they were hoping to get into but sadly the wind didn’t play nice. In the afternoon my kayaking excursion was cancelled due to weather too.
We’re always greeted with a hot drink when we reboard the SH Diana. Usually non-alcoholic. There are dry towels if we need them and lots of smiles.
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