Börgen Bay Zodiac Cruise

I've been awake since 3:30 when someone from the Bridge called for Paul but he wasn’t here. I told the chap that Paul would probably be in the Bow Lounge, reading (I figured he had been stood down from duties for a short time, and then recalled when needed but didn’t want to disturb me so went to read in the Bow Lounge).

When I saw Paul when he came back to the cabin, he confirmed what I thought. He also that he had told the Bridge where he was going and to call him in the Bow Lounge, and not disturb me. Well, they did and I could not get back to sleep. And then Paul started snoring loudly and I still couldn’t sleep. I started to get rather ratty and was glad announcements were made for the start of a zodiac cruises so that I could get off and air my head for a bit.

It was a nice cruise in a beautiful bay, a few miles/km from and within sight of, Damoy Point. We saw penguins – many Gentoos with a Chinstrap amongst them, trying to blend in with the crowd 😉. Further away there was a leopard seal but I couldn’t see it very well – it didn’t help that a guest in front of me kept standing and wouldn’t sit or kneel down for those behind him to see. Also, my phone’s camera couldn’t zoom in close enough.

Whales were spotted so we went to see them. They were feeding so they were surfacing and going down, then coming up again. I wasn’t able to catch the whale flukes on my camera phone quickly enough. It doesn’t matter. It is the beauty of being out in nature and appreciate what there is to see. If there are no animals – so what. The beauty of the surrounding areas are always stunning. Photographs cannot do it justice. It is the memories we take back with us that are more precious.

We are heading towards Damoy Point now and should do a landing this afternoon.Læs mere