Antarctic Tour
7Jan - 3  Feb 2025

Cape Adare
Friday 17 Jan Part 1
(Worlds largest Adelie Penguin Colony)
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More bumping and shaking during the night - ice - then whales
Entered the bay with its fast flowing and concerning, ice flows including big icebergs.
Mid afternoon first step onto the continent and found a wide range of personalities among the million locals
It's a heat wave around 5 deg, warming sun and calm.  Some adalies are not happy about the heat and some can't cope


Whales

Stop at Cape Adare

Morning approach to landing

Skua  Penguin eater and scavenger

Waterfall

Chicks suffering from the heat

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