Last Day in Antarctica

Our last stop in Antarctica was Half Moon Island in the South Shetlands on Friday. It was an easy landing from the zodiac and a nice amount of walking through a chinstrap colony. Chinstrap penguins have what looks like a black strap going around the chin. Duh! We saw some chicks, too. We also saw a skua with her new chick. Super sweet.

Seabourn put on a 'caviar on ice' event to commemorate the final day on the white continent. A variety of vodka, champagne and top shelf appys were served out on the chilly deck with everyone bundled up in fur or blankets.

Now we proceed north to South America by way of the infamous Drake Passage where three oceans converge, making for one of the roughest bodies of water in the world. There are plenty of heroic stories featuring the Drake Passage during the early days of Antarctic exploration. Hopefully, we won't have a story to tell about the Drake Passage.