This was a pretty brutal day since I didn’t sleep much the night before due to camping outside. The zodiacs picked us up at 6:00 am to take us back to the ship so we had a few hours to get a nap in before breakfast. Our first outing was to Neko Harbor which was named for the floating whale factory ship, Neko, which often used this bay. Neko operated between 1911-12 and 1923-24 in the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. It was also here that America long-distance swimmer Lynne Cox swam nearly 2 km in 25 minutes in the freezing waters. She spent many years training in superchilled waters, but docters also say that she is physiologically unique.
Our ship sending out passengers on the zodiacs.
Penguins make their nests out of little pebbles.
One of the best features of Neko Harbor is that the water is so still that there is a reflection of the landscape. Amazing.
Check out the small zodiac ship and you can appreciate the size of this iceberg. It was about the size of a football stadium. Our guide said this iceberg probably floated from all the way on the other side of the continent.
Penguins are just hilarious to watch!
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