Today was probably the best day ever. I think I can finally answer the question "what has been your favorite travel destination"?
Antarctica had exceeded my expectations, and I keep feeling like this isn't real.
The other day we made landings on two more islands on the Gerlache Straight. The first was known for having more seals. They were mainly Fur Seals but we also saw a large Wedell Seal laying in the snow near one of the beaches.
The other landing was at the largest Gentoo Penguin colony. There were so many penguin chicks and it is impossible to not keep taking picture after picture.
BUT, the best part of the trip was today at Paradise Bay. We had stopped at Brown Station where we hiked up to an amazing view point and then slid back down on our butts. That was so much fun that we ran backup and did it again. The second part of this landing was when we went out in the zodiacs and saw 5 Minke Whales near our zodiacs. It was so magestic. They kept poking their heads straight out of the water and also their flippers. But it wasn't until our zodiac was right next to a large Humpback Whale that I felt like it wasn't real. We were about 6 feet away and he even put his tail in the air for us. I got some really great shots and as I write this, I still can't believe it was real.
Back on the ship everyone was on such a high! We had a great day and Paradise Bay definitely lived up to it's name.
The crew made a big bbq for us today with Choripan, which was delicious and
I ended the night with a view of the sunset from the Bridge. I seriously don't know how any day could get better than this. But I'm sure it will.
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