• Antarctica
    Mountains south of the bay
    Our track through the sea ice. It's snowing behindSun on the ice. It was actually warm and ice was dropping off the side of the ship.Ah, the light.BeautifulIcebergs guard the entrance of the bay. Captain Per gets us through.Big lump of iceGoodbye to Lazarev Bay. Wait until you see the pix from the 'big camera'.Dozens of seals to the right of the icebergHumpback whale divingOuch. Gaffa Tape job?

    Lazarev Bay Day 2

    30 de marzo, Bellingshausen Sea ⋅ ⛅ -5 °C

    Spent the night anchored in Lazarev Bay. Turns out the ship is noisier stopped than going. Had to up anchor and move a couple of times due to drifting icebergs.
    Got a Zodiac cruise in this morning. -6c so a bit nippy. Warmed up and it snowed. We managed to pop our Zodiac on a sharp bit of ice. Tore through 2 compartments I think. Had to all sit on the floor. Recovery operation was smooth and we swapped Zodiacs and went out again. Almost got the incident on video.
    On the way out the sun came out and we were treated to 2hrs of glorious bright sun. The ice and snow was blinding white and blue and the sky was clearer than anything I have seen before. The distant mountains stood out with incredible sharpness.
    Under cloud again now and heading out to sea. Sampling the afternoon cake and a glass of Argentine Cabernet.
    Late breaking news. Just came across a dozen or so feeding humpback whales. Got some excellent video on the serious camera. Phone was not up to it.    Leer más

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