"is the person in the group shot with the clava in witness protection or just colder than the rest of the group?"

Well who is that MASKED person on Elephant Island? Could it be the ghost of Sir Ernest Shackleton returning to haunt all those that land in the private home of his loyal men on Elephant Island? Karen you need to find a virtual teapot for the winner of the contest to guess who that person might be.

What a trip. This one will be hard to beat. Such a glorious day at Brown Bluff the pictures and blue sky tell the story, a wonderful stop on the continent. This is where we tried to land on the Explorer 11 but the weather was too bad so we were so happy to be ashore this time. The pool deck was full for lunches today. Later in the afternoon it started to snow as we sailed south and everyone enjoyed that as well.

So many new landing spots this time for Ken and me even after the three previous trips we have made on expedition ships before. We believe this expedition team and captain have just made a bigger effort than any ship we have been on before. They are a fantastic group of people just all very impressive.

Today we entered the Lemaire Channel, the third time for Ken and me . The last two times was in bright sunshine and today was misty with patches of sun and blue. It was spectacular. I thought it would not be as good in this weather but it added a real mystical atmosphere I loved it. As we prepared to do our zodiac ride – the SUN came out and the wind dropped. There is an angel looking out for us it just seems to work out every time.

We are now sailing towards Paradise Bay and then onto Neko Harbor where we will do a zodiac ride and a landing as well. Sun is still out and we hope it stays here for that afternoon excursion. We are planning a group shot of our happy Zodiac group this afternoon while we are in Paradise Bay