And now for a catch-up

January 12 and day 4 of our Antarctic adventure took us to Hydrurga Rocks and Cuverville Island.
The day had started with overcast skies and our first landing was over rough water in the zodiac. Don´t mind saying it was a bit bumpy and the knuckles were quite white.
The trip was worth it though. We got to see a colony of chinstrap penguins doing their thing. These little guys are so cute to watch. They look like a bunch of little fat old men with their pants pulled up to their armpits as they make their way along their highways between the nests and the sea. They are so endearing to watch and seem very nonplussed by the attention of the tourists.
The afternoon at Cuverville was something else. The weather was pristine again and the colours of the ice bergs as we travelled to from ship to shore was incredible. The light is amazing and the bergs gleam in colours from pristine white, to iridescent blue and sparkling green. Each shape is so different from the last and really makes you appreciate the power of time and water, compressing the ice into these amazing colours then whittling it away into such incredible shapes. At this landing the colony was of gentoo penguins (orange beaks) and these guys and girls had babies. They were utterly amazing. These little balls of fluff that popped out from under the parents belly demanding to be fed at regular intervals. They ranged in size from a tennis ball of fluff up to a mini-sized penguin shaped fluff ball. Too cute. And these guys can really talk. The chinstraps made noise too but the gentoos have a real chorus going on. I have unashamedly taken so many photos. I am truly loving this!!!!