From the Yalour Islands we turn back to the North to hike on snow at Damoy Point and cruise in the Zodiacs around Dobowolski Island before our return to Ushuaia.
Dorian Bay
Antarctica Tern
Penguin Highway
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Joanne Onboard Zodiac for Cruise around Dobrowolski Island
Mystery Ship
Near the Zodiac, Second Photo
Maybe Next Time.!
We’ve had 10 opportunities to ride in the Zodiacs and get off on land. Some landings have been more difficult involving getting off on the bow of the zodiac and climbing “snow stairs” to rocky areas and then packed snow trails.
Atlas is very
careful about us washing our boots before and after setting foot on Antarctic land
so that foreign bacteria or anything else bad could infiltrate this special
environment. And, there is absolutely no
trash (tissues, wrappers, etc.) that can litter anywhere. We leave it pristine as we found it.
One of the guides told me,
“The Antarctic is constantly giving back.”
I think he meant that every day you will see something amazing appear if
you only watch and are attentive to it.
The whale sightings have been extra special. We’ve seen amazing humpback
whales surface – and even some of them sleeping. Apparently, they have two spheres of their
brains that take turns resting.
The Antarctic is an amazing winter wonderland. The icebergs have all kinds of shapes and we even saw one of them tipping and turning. They extend deep down into the ocean and the bottom of them are even bigger than the top. The blue color from light waves is awesome. We’ve been so fortunate to have mostly blue skies and sun lighting the snow. Temps have been around freezing – 32 degrees, warmer now than in most of the US.
I would highly recommend
an Antarctic adventure if you love nature and wildlife.
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