Mikkelsen Harbour

After leaving Deception Island, we had a few hours’ sail south and across the Bransfield Strait to Trinity Island, which lies just off the peninsula. This meant our second landing was in the early evening; the light was fantastic:

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One of the pleasures to be had in Antarctica is seeing the range of colours in the ice:

ice

A few seals were idling on the shore, and other residents had left their marks all over the snow:

tracks

This is the site of a small Gentoo Penguin colony:

brooding  trekking

Then a little wading brought us back to the boat:

wading

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