Mountains of Ice, January 18.
We moved south to Hydrurga Rocks. Landing by Zodiac was easy but the short hike required crossing a jumble of rocks before trudging up a snow covered hill. As I was a little unstable, the guides helped keep me from falling. The penguins had no trouble at all.I,
Joanne, caught a respiratory bug right before leaving home and have been
fighting it with some over the counter meds that I got from a friendly
pharmacist in Buenos Aires. I needed
more rest so for Day Four, Richard went out without me.
Landing on Hydrurga Rocks
Walk on Hydrurga Rocks
I was a little nervous stepping on the towels but these penguins had no problem.
Penguins on Hydrurga Rocks
Penguin and Weddell Seal
Later at 2 PM, we both went out together in the Zodiac to cruise around Portal Point but right before we saw a Weddell seal on an iceberg below our cabin balcony.
Weddell Seal
The ship is now in the white snow- capped Arctic and it has stark beauty with the clear bluish water and white growlers and other size icebergs that float by. The highlight was a whale sighting. We heard the whale blow as he swam among the Zodiacs actually bumping the bottom of one. We got some great pictures and were very exhilarated by it all.
Antarctic Shag or Imperial Cormorant
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