Half Moon Island

It has been interesting to see Half Moon Island today, compared to when we first saw it in October/November, when it was covered in snow. What a difference today with most of the snow gone.

Today we walked in "recycled krill" as the expedition team leader put it. Or walking in guano. Some of it was dried, some of it was wet (niiiiicccceee..... ) from melted snow and puddles. It stank too!

It was nice to see the Chinstrap penguins. There were a few Gentoo penguins but it was mainly a Chinstrap rookery that we were able to see. We also saw female elephant seals and a skua.

The afternoon was nice for an outdoor walk, with a few clouds but some blue sky.

When we got back to the landing site we had to clean our boots very well because the guano stuck fast. No matter how much of a dance I did in the water of the pebble beach to get the stones to scrape off the muck, and no matter how much I used the boot scrubber, it couldn't get the stuff off. Paul found a small nail brush and scrubbed the bottoms of my boots, and then I did the same for him after I had inspected them. Fun!Read more