New Island Settlement

Sailing overnight to New Island, wind and waves dropped so has been a very smooth cruise.
Waiting to hear confirmation that we will go ashore, if so we are 2nd group at 07:35, so will be no time for breakfast. The island is now a nature reserve, but very misty so don’t know lhow much we will be able to see. Landing given the go ahead, so into wet gear ready to be called.
5 minutes in the zodiac and disembark into the sea and we have arrived. The colonies are on the other side of the island so we have to walk across again, advised to take a walking pole as it was slippery. Met one of the rangers on the walk, he said although was ok today, very unusually it had been raining most of the week, so instead of a very dry walk it was now very boggy everywhere. Like the last island saw plenty of pairs of geese on the walk across. Albatross and Rockhopper colonies with plenty of young ones. In the muddy conditions it was difficult to manoeuvre around the number of photographers with long lenses an tripods who had set up on the narrow trails around the bay. The local guide indicated since the mid 90s when they took over the number of breeding pairs now on the island had increased x10.
On the walk back to the ship Karen was attacked by a bird, the villain in this incident is picture 10, believed to be a young caracara. Back to the ship, restaurant closed so will have to wait until lunchtime, at the cabin to find our departure instructions on the door. I did the trip to collect the passports, but only allowed to collect mine, so Karen will have to go as well.
This afternoon we will start the final leg of the trip, heading back to Ushuaia.Read more