Petermann Island & Argentine Archipelago

It was a beautiful clear beautiful day when we arrived at Petermann Island. Two cruises ago we couldn’t make it because of ice blocking the Lemaire Channel and larger Grandidier Channel. I had a nice walk and saw lots of penguins.

In the afternoon we arrived near White Island in the Argentine Archipelago and did a zodiac cruise to see the Ukrainian research station but didn't visit it. We had hoped to go around some tiny islands but the channels between the islands were blocked with ice. We went amongst the ice bergs and bergy bits instead.

In the evening we went through the Lemaire Channel, in a northeasterly direction towards Port Charcot where we will be tomorrow morning. It was still light so I went with Paul to the bridge. One of the zodiacs was put down in the water and went to scout out the channel to see if the ship could pass through safely. Yes, it was fine. The zodiac came back and then zigzagged its way through the ice, guiding the ship. Whales were spotted in the channel!Read more