Two Hummock Island, Palaver Point

I was hoping for a nice lie in this morning as my group colour wasn't due to be called until 10.15am. Sod's Law, I woke up at 7am and couldn't get back to sleep. It didn't help that Paul was snoring merrily away!

Around 9am I could hear an announcement faintly (we switch the p.a. button off in our cabin when Paul is sleeping) so I dashed to the cabin door to listen to the announcement in the passage, my ear almost glued to the door. Fortunately I did because, apart from a colour group being asked to get ready, it was mentioned that going ashore was running ahead of schedule and the last 2 colours would leave half an hour earlier. If I hadn't heard that announcement I would have been too late to go ashore!

Last year we couldn't make it to Two Hummock Island because of too much ice blocking the landing site, so I was glad to go ashore for a bit. I made it to the higher viewpoint a bit out of puff but it was good to get the exercise. I tend to go to the highest viewpoints first, for the views, and then go to the lower ones last.

There were colonies of Chinstrap penguins, some of whom had chicks. Unfortunately I didn't see them. There were humpback whales in the bay and you could see the puffs as they came up for air. I didn't have binoculars so I couldn't see the whales, just the puffs as they exhaled.

The return zodiac ride was a treat. A humpback whale came very close to the zodiac and the ship! Our zodiac driver stopped so we could see it, until it dived.Læs mere