Damoy Bay Day!

Busy day… Something’s gotta give …the writing or the drinking!! Once again, we were in the last group (technically second to last as two groups are lumped together to go ashore today). We did not have to be ready until 11:00 a.m., but we were told the views from 6:00 a.m. today were going to be spectacular. I awoke at 5:30 and lay there looking at amazing scenery until I needed to get closer for pictures. I could have posted 20 pictures/videos over the next two hours, one more amazing than the next. I headed for the Bow Lounge, where Lindsay joined me. We were blessed with the sighting of fin whales and a raft of gentoo penguins.

We headed to breakfast at a reasonable hour, then parted ways to pursue our goals for the morning. I headed first to the infinity pool, then went for a dip in the hot tub, where Damian spotted me and brought me a mimosa. I finished my morning pursuits with a stint in the sauna. A quick trip to dawn our expedition gear, then down to line up for zodiacs to shore.

Today brought us into a bay past or near Damoy Point. We did a circular walk past several penguin rookeries, past a lake with the Seven Sisters graciously looming above, and finally down to the zodiac landing, passing the British outpost (now a historical site). Along the way, we were blessed by seeing thousands of gentoo penguins and ONE chinstrap penguin. Thus ended our protracted morning.

It was a mad dash to lunch, then back to our room to organize gear and watch South Georgia Island Guide with a snooze before fighting back into our expedition gear. Back down to the zodiac disembarkment pad for an hour-long tour of Borgen Bay to find seals. Eric, our driver, was very knowledgeable about the surrounding ice formations, and we were graced by 3 different types of seals (leopard, crab eaters, and Weddell!). I wish I could say I got terrific photos of said seals, but alas, only one marginally good one.

We headed back to the ship for another quick change act, recap lecture, dinner, and now to bed. It will be another very busy day tomorrow.Les mer