Deloncle Bay Zodiac Cruise

Paul and I had a brief nap in the afternoon and decided, as the rain had stopped, we would go out on one of the last scheduled zodiac cruises around the bay. It was quite pretty. I suppose, standing one of the balconies of the ship – we would have got just as fantastic views as we did from water level. But we were able to get closer to icebergs, bergy bits and growlers, and a bit closer to one of the glaciers. Some of the snow has a pink or yellow/green colour - it is from algae growing on the ice. The darker pinky purple, leading up to penguin colonies are actually bird shit/recycled krill.

In the evening Paul and I had dinner in the Dining Room – the first time in ages. We hosted a table of 5 guests. It was a pleasant evening and we enjoyed the food. {Soon after this cruise began, senior staff and the expedition team were asked to dine in the staff canteen because of the amount of guests on board using the Colonade restaurant. Breakfast and lunches there are buffet style, and in the evenings dinner tends to be served a lot quicker than in the Dining Room, which this particular intake of guests prefer.)

Paul has to go to the Bridge for his shift at midnight. He can’t wait to go home now!Read more