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On our first day of excursions, we found out that a day's plans could change very quickly, depending on the weather.

For our first excursion, we had to learn the drill - waiting for our group to be called to go change into boots, disinfect, and learn how to get onto a Zodiac for the ride to shore.

The first landing was on Paulet Island, home to over 100,000 mated Adélie penguins. They were everywhere, and we were told to stay on the marked routes, and penguins had the right of way. The island is also famous for having been the site where an early crew was shipwrecked for two years before being rescued. An amazing feat.

In the afternoon, our second excursion was to the tip of the continent itself. In addition to a colony of Adélie penguins, there was also a colony of Gentoo penguins.

The original plan was to then head a little further in to try and find an ice sheet with Emperor penguins. But that was abandoned due to weather and the ice sheet starting to break up, which meant the penguins had probably moved on.

Despite that, it was a great introduction to the excursions ahead.

Paulet Island Zodiac Landing

Paulet Island Zodiac Landing

Ready For The Zodiac

Ready For The Zodiac

Scenic Eclipse at Paulet Island

Scenic Eclipse at Paulet Island

Adélie Penguin

Adélie  Penguin

Penguin Beach Day

Penguin Beach Day

Adélie Penguin With Egg

Adélie Penguin With Egg

Diving In

Diving In

That's A Lot Of Penguins

That's A Lot Of Penguins

Shipwreck Survivor Hut

Shipwreck Survivor Hut

Race

Race

Lakeside

Lakeside

Standing Watch

Standing Watch

Penguin Stroll

Our Seventh Continent

Our Seventh Continent

Gentoo Penguin

Gentoo Penguin

Scenic Eclipse From The Continent

Scenic Eclipse From The Continent

Brown Bluff

Brown Bluff

Gentoo Running

Gentoo Running

Brown Bluff With Gentoo and Adélie Penguins

Brown Bluff With Gentoo and Adélie Penguins

Brown Bluff Adélie Penguins

Brown Bluff Adélie Penguins

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