And in Antarctica, this was perhaps the most glorious day of the trip. The location and weather were stunning. The kayaking, climbing, and tobogganing were a blast. Here's how it went.
I awoke to this view out my cabin window. We were on the Antarctic continent in a place called Neko Harbor in Andvord Bay.
The water was like glass.
Started the morning kayaking around the harbor for an hour. The view from water level was great.
The water was so clear that you could see much of the 90% of the iceberg that is under water.
Another kayak gives a little scale to the mountains.
A gentoo penguin swam up to check us out.
This photo was taken from the kayak, but it will come into play later. If you look to the right of the highest bare rock, you will see some trails heading down the hill.
So we land on shore and start the climb up. This penguin is leading the way.
I stopped part way up the hill to look at the view and found a penguin was taking a look around.
This rookerie on the hill had a great view of the harbor.
We decided to climb even higher.
And at the top, I posed for the shot everyone will be using for the Christmas cards next year. It was spectacular.
The trip down was the best, however. Many of us chose the fast way and tobogganed down on our rear ends. Who wants to walk down when you’re wearing slick rain pants? Very fun.
This was the last landing of the trip. It’s pretty much just sailing home from here which will take two days. Might not be much to write about for a while.
That's a picture to frame and hang for posterity! What a fabulous day to coincide with the inauguration. Hey, Fox News beats my daughter's experience. She had to sit in her car listening on Canadian radio which made her 6 minutes late for work at the 7-11 in Nelson, BC. Oh, the things we do in our youth to chase our dreams!
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