So we made landfall today Barrientos Island which is part of the Aitcho Island group in the North entrance to the English Strait. Fast travel across the DP got us here early and we were able to start going ashore ahead of schedule.
It is extraordinary in so many ways.
The penguins really due wander around paying absolutely no attention to the lumbering red giants who are there to pay them homage.
The water really is the rich deep blue of velvet laced with silver where the sun hits.
The wind really is a force strong and loud and PRESENT.
And the ice is really, truly is sublime.
All the cliches will be out in full force I fear. I will try to bring more to this writing than that but so many writers have been staggered by this place, I am sure I will be no different.
The uploading of photo's has been a problem, but I will keep trying to get the Flickr page loaded and then the link up.
We are on the first excursion tomorrow have to be ready by 8am, so I am off to bed early as it is. After that I will try to put up a longer post about what it has been like on ship and more about where exactly we are.
Right now we are at 62°38.63' S, 058°53.09' W around the South Shetland Islands
1 comments:
whats the temp like?
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