James’ and Sara’s Excellent Antarctica Adventure

Day 12: Mikkelsen Harbour and Cierva Cove

Being an avid weather groupie, Martin has asked for the coordinates of our position. So here it is

Very cold today..it’s between zero and 2 deg C and it snowed lightly all day, was cloudy and overcast. In the morning we took the zodiacs over to Mikkelsen Harbour and did a short walk to see the penguins, seal, and whale bones

You can see I am pretty rugged up, and if you look closely you can see the sleet
Whale bones


How many species of feet are in this picture ?
No matter how cold it is, you can find penguins!

In the afternoon, we did a zodiac cruise around Cierva Cove. Sara’s zodiac got stuck on a piece of ice ( which was momentarily stressful)

You can see all th e icebergs floating behind me
The sun was making its best effort to shine!

James went kayaking ….water was very smooth and still

And here’s a sample of some of the icebergs we saw….so iridescent blue

awaywiththebirds

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5 responses to “James’ and Sara’s Excellent Antarctica Adventure”

  1. Fascinating – now it really looks cold. Love the blue iceberg. Has James been practising his kayak rolls? Xx

  3. Are you kidding re: Zodiac stuck on ice – ‘momentarily stressful’ …… Glad to know you made it back to warmth of Ship & a well earned nip of whisky (perhaps)?

  4. Momentarily stressful when your zodiac got stuck on the ice??!!!
    I would have been a basket case!!
    I think you are incredibly brave just to travel in the zodiac!