1/3/2023: (Good Morning!) A packed agenda 🇦🇶

After we returned to the ship from camping, we had a day full of adventure so no time to rest. Tonight we are exhausted, sun burned (even with lots of sunscreen), and full of memories!

Laura and I both kicked off our morning by adventuring out in the Zodiac. BTW—they split the guests into 4 groups and then call one group at a time for activities – Albatross (our group), Gentoo, Petrel, Humpback. In addition, have loading/unloading zodiacs down to perfection.

We’ve seen a ton of Humpbacks whales, we saw Fin whales, and today we also saw a Minke. I don’t have a picture because they move with a purpose and are back under the water before you can get your camera out.

Morning Zodiac cruise – We landed on Useful Island, the home to Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins. There were penguins EVERYWHERE! Hundreds (if not thousands) of them in colonies, most sitting on eggs. Their babies should be born very soon! Again, we abided by the minimum 5 meter rule but they are curious creatures who wander onto your path so then we have to back away. One such encounter happened while we were hiking up the hillside to see the Chinstrap. They are the cutest birds, curious, and attracted to the color red (because they eat krill who have a reddish color)