After the lousy performance yesterday, they have added more time to the departure schedule. Our Group 8 now leaves at 11:45 am. So, we had a leisurely morning and reported to Deck 3 around 11:35 am. There was no line and apparently, we were the only two people still in Group 8. So, we immediately were put on a zodiac and, along with the driver and one other crew member, we had the whole boat (normally holds 16 plus driver) to ourselves.
Today was much cooler and windier than yesterday, with overcast skies. The temperature was at freezing with a mild breeze. It felt much colder, especially as we raced across the bay. As we approached some of the ice bergs, we spotted a couple of Crabeater seals sleeping on one berg. The name is misleading because they do not eat crabs, but krill. Our guide suggested the name originated from a mispronunciation of the Norwegian word for krill.
Later, we came across a Weddell Seal basking on the ice.
Our driver Steffan.
Approaching the Argentinian Base Brown.
Their power plant and workshops.
Lots of penguins.
Lots of ice, in fact, we broke our propeller driving through the ice field. We made it make to the ship however.
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The remainder of the day was spent cruising along the peninsula. Some good sized ice bergs!
There was a 3:15 pm briefing on what was going to take place on Day 3. The original plan was to journey up to the South Shetlands, but the weather forecast was for high winds. So instead, we will go back down south to a Chile Naval Base on the main land in the same area as our first day at Danco Island.
