SOUTH TO ELEPHANT ISLAND

The next two days at sea were again spent watching sea birds, attending lectures, drinking tea and eating 3 meals a day.Eventually on the morning of 16th November we were in sight of Elephant Island having crossed the 60 degree south mark in the night.
Breakfast was interrupted by a pod of ORCA hunting around the ship.

 THE FIRST ANTARCTIC PETRELS appeared.

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 If you look closely on the lower iceberg-

8 CHINSTRAPS had somehow got up there.
Besakfast can wait..

 ORCA

 or KILLER WHALE

 ORCA and ALBATROSS

 THE FIRST SOUTHERN FULMARS ALSO APPEARED.

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 FIN WHALE

MARY JOHN STEVE AND TONY.

 GENTOO

 3 HUMPBACK WHALES

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 WHO SAID PENGUINS CAN`T FLY?

 CHINSTRAP PENGUINS PORPOSING

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 A HUMPBACK BLOW

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 -STUNNING SNOWSCAPES EVERYWHERE

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 CHINSTRAP COLONY

 THIS IS BILL A CANNY SCOT-DON`T MESS WITH BILL!

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 POINT WILD where Shackletons men waited 4 long months to be rescued.

Tomorrow we set foot on Antarctica....