Neko Harbour

This is one of my favorite landing sites. There is a very active glacier that calves frequently and a very easy to reach Gentoo colony. The zodiacs were maneuvering through a lot of ice from the glacier so it took longer than usual to get ashore. The ship offered a walk up a glacier and the option to slide down for the more adventurous passengers. They all got off first. It was funny to arrive at the landing site and see both red penguins ( people in red coats) and Gentoo penguins on the slopes. This is a very short walk to the Gentoo colony and a very handy hill with lots of comfy rocks to sit on and watch the penguins with the glacier in view.

Unfortunately today the glacier did not calve as it had on previous visits. It was an overcast day but not too cold. We did see two Avalanches but that is not as neat to watch as the calving and the subsequent wave action.

I was sorry to leave it is a beautiful spot. Ken, Jim, Paul, Maddy and others all enjoyed their walk on the glacier (a different glacier to the one that is so active) and returned with big smiling faces.

Port Lcckroy

This port offers SHOPPING and the option to mail letters and postcards from Antarctica. Takes forever of course up to reach the recipient. There is a small hut with a mailbox and some souvenirs so people were all anxious to get ashore. There are also Gentoo penguins for an added attraction. It is a really pretty spot with the red buildings standing out from all the white of the mountains and glaciers.

Just one more day in Antarctica before we head back to Ushuaia the time has just flown by so quickly.