Orcas!

Today, we finally got perfectly calm weather and we were able to head out on in the kayaks! It was worth the wait. As soon as we got into the water, without the noises of the zodiacs we could see penguins jumping in the water a few feet away from us.

We were able to circle a small island that had a tonne of Weddell seals. We were also lucky enough to see Weddell seals lying on some bergy bits (legit what the small pieces of icebergs - approximately table size - are called) and the piece de resistance - a leapard seal that came up to us in our kayaks! 🦭

I can't explain how peaceful and amazing kayaking is here. The wildlife seemed completely unfazed by us paddling on by.

In the afternoon we were able to head out in the kayaks again, pushing through some brash ice and seeing more penguins and seals.

In the evening, we were hopeful that we may get our chance to go camping but unfortunately the weather was not in our favour and camping was a no go. Back to the bar instead where Jay soothed our woes with drinks and the disposable camera was bought out (much to people's amusement. A number of people had to be told they had to wind the camera on manually 😂)

Ps. How do you keep your cocktails cool in Antarctica? Bits of iceberg of course!Read more