The Gullet

Clear day but windy AF and cold. Successfully traversed The Gullet, a narrow passage between Adelaide Island and the mainland. Two other ships attempted it the week before and turned back. There was a lot of ice, wind, twists and turns but we made it.
I got into trouble from the boss because someone made a snowman on the foredeck and I didn't take a picture.
We passed by the Rothera Research Station but I didn't see it. Angela was on the bridge and said you could see it from up there.
Did an afternoon landing on an island. Think it's called 'Porquois Pas' Island. Google Maps is not much use. It's not near Brooklyn. Usual starkly beautiful scenery with confused Adele Penguins and some sleeping seals. I'm not taking the phone on those trips because you can't take pictures with gloves on and it's actually pretty cold.
Having a coffee now on deck 6 while admiring the mountain across the bay. No idea what we are doing tomorrow.
Oh, if you are interested the ship (Ortelius) shows up on the MarineTraffic ship tracking site. When the Zodiacs are out you can see them too.
Oh and while I almost at it, Find Penguins ironically seems not to know that there is a place called 'The Southern Ocean'. It thinks we are in the South Atlantic or the South Pacific. Mercans. Huh!Lue lisää