Half Moon Island Walk

We have had 1.5 sea days, crossing the Drake Passage from Ushuaia. Paul got his hair cut this morning, so he looks half decent again.

It has been a beautiful day at Half Moon Island. Clear blue, sunny skies. We couldn't have wished for better weather. And it was better here than the last 2 cruises when it was windy, snowy, and not really nice.

Unfortunately Paul could not come ashore with me so I went on my own for a walk. I got a bit hot walking and ended up unzipping my parka and jacket to let some fresh cool air in and to cool me down.

The snow has melted quite a bit here, compared to when we first saw it on the first cruise. It makes a difference to how the landscape looks, but it is still beautiful. There are 2 different types of penguins on the island: Gentoo and the Chinstrap penguins, It was sweet to see them in their own respective colonies. Across the island there were fur seals sleeping in the sun and melting snow.

When I got back to the landing area, staff said that they had seen a leopard seal. They are formidable creatures and I hoped that the 2 penguins on the beach wouldn't go into the water otherwise they would end up as the leopard seal's dinner!Read more