Day 13: S Georgia Island, Gold Harbour and Cooper
Bay
Weather: Cold, snowing and THB and DB both hit
the chill wall, then very pleasant for 2nd excursion
Quote of The Day: Do we want to go on another Zodiac cruise?
Another
early wake-up and the usual: staff needs to explore the expedition site before
deciding how we’ll be approaching land and kayaking may or may not be on this
morning. During breakfast it is announced that there is too much animal life
ashore because male elephant seals are staking out mating territories and it is
too dangerous for us to land ashore. And kayaking is off as well.
Into
Zodiacs we go, 7 to a boat. And, sure enough, the shore for about a mile is
solid elephant seals and King Penguins. There really is no place we could land and
walk, none. And, it is snowing. And cold. And THB has managed to get suntan
lotion in his left eye. True story….what the hell is THB doing applying suntan
lotion in a snow storm? It’s because if THB does not put on suntan lotion he
has a nice circular sunburn in the middle of his face, the only part of his
body exposed during the expeditions.
An hour is
enough for THB and DB. Unfortunately, the Zodiac ride lasts an hour and half.
Pics from
Gold Harbour:
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| Shaqs |
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| No room on the beach to land or walk |
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| Glacier |
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| Rain drops on camera lens |
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| Macaroni's too far away to see their key feature |
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| This iceberg is 7 miles away and as big as an island |
Lunch on the deck: THB has an appetite, eats 1 ½ burritos accompanied by Diet Coke. THB and DB are on our balcony, discussing whether to go on 2nd excursin at Coopers Bay. Sophie, one of our three kayaker staff, leans over from the top deck where the kayaks and Zodiacs are stored and lets us know that kayak is on for the afternoon.
The kayaking is superb! Calm and flat, plenty to see, and we’re on the water for almost 2 hours. We board the kayaks from the Zodiacs, a bit easier than on a steep beach or boat launch. THB applies sunscreen to no avail as he returns with a bright red circle on his face. The rest of ship does Zodiac cruising.
Pics from Copper Bay:
By the time we’ve showed and attended the daily review and debrief, THB is starting to feel knocked out. Could be from the patch we’ve applied (we took a 3-4 day break), too much sun, or just the periodic rolling motion of the ship. Whatever, we have drinks in our room with another couple and the three of them head to dinner, THB has a lie-down instead.
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| Zodiac launch |
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| Penguins flying through the air |
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| Skuas resting on ice/snow |
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| Macaroni's with eyebrow feature |
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