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| Massive, beautiful blue icebergs |
Friday, November 10 - Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia
We had spend a wet, cold morning out enjoying the penguins and seals in Cooper Bay. Once back at the room, I hung all our wet stuff up to dry - Mike’s clothes in the shower, mine on the hooks outside the bathroom. We had an excellent talk at 11:30 by our naturalist Jessica on the elephant seals. It was interrupted when we were surrounded by huge icebergs and everyone wanted to go outside and take photos of the bergs. She was quite gracious with us, stopping for the photos and picking up where she left off when we returned. Then, we headed upstairs for a lunch of a Caesar salad and a Monte Cristo sandwich, very enjoyable.
In the afternoon, the plan was to sail into Drygalski Fjord, with the hope of going kayaking, as it is a relatively protected area. But at the entrance of the fjord, we were surrounded by giant icebergs, and they were being blown into the bay - one in particular was moving in. The danger was if we sailed into the fjord and one of these massive icebergs followed us in. It would have plugged our ability to exit the fjord and return to the open sea. So, no visiting the fjord. It’s still raining, and our gear is wet, so it’s probably not such a bad thing.
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| Black path of our ship, waiting to enter the fjord, but then heading out to sea |
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| Icebergs at the entrance of Drygalski's Fjord, getting blown into the bay |
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| Grey and blue coloration of ice from being in contact with the sea floor - minerals from the rocks |
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| Spectacular, massive, hulking icebergs. Just amazing. |
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| At least 10 stories tall.... |
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