An absolutely spectacular day. Our ship was in Brown Bluff, Antarctica. This was to be our first landing on the continent of Antarctica itself. The weather was quite surreal and gave our landscape an ethereal beauty. It was overcast with flurries of snow.
Onboard the zodiac
There was lots of ice in the water where we were to land. It looked like a giant slushy.
The crew had to work really hard to get us ashore. They had to keep the ice clear of the zodiac. This meant standing in thigh-deep icy water with a large pick axe, chipping away at chunks of ice.
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Along the shore line were thousands of Adelie and gentoo penguins.
The penguins were parading up and down the beach, or slipping and sliding over the ice as it bobbed around in the water.
You can't help but smile at penguins.
Product placement for Sunny Cords glasses leash.
Dessert anyone ? Stephen's dessert (on the left) is black sesame ice cream! Tasted a little like an Oreo cookie, with a hint of aniseed.
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