Wow we could not possibly ask for a better Christmas - it is 46 degrees, bright sunshine and zero wind. We are anchored off of Salisbury Plain home to some 200,000 penguins and thousands of seals including baby that are about 18 inches long, all black and furry with big dow like eyes. One cannot possibly describe the scene - huge 10,000 foot snow capped mountains that give way to black rock that then comes down to a huge green covered plain that is home to all of these amazing animals. They are so unafraid of humans that they literally come up to your feet and gaze up at you. The plain is a mass of squaking penguins looking for their young or vice versa. Every once in a while a big bull seal will race across the path way while the passengers of the ship scatter. The smell is very much like what you would experience at a pig pen but easily overcome when you look around. Your senses are so over whelmed; I took about 250 pictures in a 2 hour period. Anyway aboslutley amazing.
This all followed our zodiac tour this morning in another bay to look at fur seals and Macaoroni Penguins however it was quite foggy at that time.
Just before lunch today Santa arrived by zodiac as apparently the ship was too small for a safe landing in the sleigh, all very fun. Oh and just to add the magic during lunch we had a killer whale swim by.........................
The ship also has a log at http://www.abercrombiekent.com/index.cfm?navid=3.2.4.1 with pictures in fact there is one of Ashley and Pheobe at the young explores program.
2 comments:
so glad you guys seem to be having such a good time!
We miss you: but know you are having FUN!
Nice entry I can almost picture it...cant wait for Slaps presentation when you get back. Taking Farrows to Airport in a few..Guess that means Lisa is calling KC at Outhaul! but not sure if humans invited. Have a great time.
Jonhson
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