After braving through the Drake Passage with incredibly strong headwinds to catapult us ahead of schedule, an extra early 5:50am wake up call jolts me out of bed to start one of the top 10 days of my life.
We start crunching through the sea of icebergs dotting the narrow Lemaire Channel at a snail of a pace. And yes, everyone is thinking about the fate of the great Titanic in this surreal moment.
Nonetheless, we escape unscathed into an iceberg graveyard. Easily my favorite part, as the uniqueness, color refractions & sizes of these glorious forces of nature were mesmerizing!
Our zodiac boat exploration allowed us to explore numerous different crevices & islands, all while taking in the piercing stillness of the wild & getting a glimpse of the wildlife that brave these treacherous parts.
The anticipation of our shore landing was in high gear & many of us seasoned travelers couldn’t wait to step foot officially onto our 7th continent. What an overwhelming feeling of accomplishment!
And we were immediately greeted by a colony of penguins desperately looking to get onshore to begin their month long molting process. To be responsible stewards of this pristine locale, we hover around 5m away to not disturb their home and snap tons of pictures to remember this glorious moment in time.
And just to think….. this was only day 1 of 4 landings!
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