A chart of our voyage so far from Ushuaia to Port Charcot
March 19am: Yalour Islands, immediately we see 3 Humpback whales from our zodiac
Yes, pretty dark...low clouds and some snow but little wind!!
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Adelie penguins
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Ah...maybe some sun!!!
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Stephie the Geologist our zodiac guide that morning
Some clear glacier ice.....meaning no trapped air!!
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We got a chance to tour the Wordie House built by the British in 1947....now a well preserved museum!
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Some old electrical meters!!
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Recognize any of the brands?
At some point some heat!!
Heading back to the ship through a small narrows with an ice cliff overhang....must go faster:)))
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Scenes from our lunch window
Oh look, a Humpback whale....we saw a total of 8 Humpbacks during our lunch!!
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The ship posted various information documents for us!!
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We saw the Orca, Sei, Humpback and Minke whales and the Commerson's dolphin
Interesting!!
We saw the Wilson's Storm and Southern Giant Petrels, Antarctic Shag, Antarctic Tern, Brown Skua, and Snowy Sheathbill
We saw the Gentoo, Chinstrap, Adelie, King, Rockhopper, and Magellanic penguins!!
We saw all these seals!!
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Port Charcot information
After lunch on March 19 we went to Port Charcot!
Gentoo penguins
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Some were taking a rest...looks healthy!!
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Love how they waddle!!
Some get tired and do a face plant to cool off and rest!!
Look at the penguin colony going all the way up the mountain and rocks...that's a long way to waddle:)))
That's the colony on the lower left hill going up
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The Carin at Port Charcot
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I walked all the way up to the Gentoo colony high on the rocks!!
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Happy John-boy
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Southern Giant Petrel resting
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Walking up to the Carin....seemed a shorter hike looking from down below:)))
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The Carin at the top
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Yes, I made it to the top and yeppa, I'm pretty warm:)))
After the hike we went on a zodiac cruise around the Bay with Howard as our guide
Humpback whale
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Porpoising penguins
Many large and unique icebergs.....calved some 200 miles south and then get grounded in this Bay
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Back onboard at cocktail time with my favorite beer
Going through Leamire Channel
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Kathy watching from inside.....yes, it is cold and windy outside.....don't worry dear, I'll get the pictures:)))
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