The snow was beautiful and this was the one spot where we were allowed to slide down the hill (at our own risk). We climbed up the steep, icy, snow covered hill and as I embraced the idea of sliding down Antarctica, my enthusiasm was short lived as the exciting slide was disrupted by deep holes from footprints. It wasn’t so much sliding as scooting down the hill because all of the holes prevented any speed.
The base had gentoo penguins, a skua that was sitting solitary on a rock and not much other wildlife until we took a boat ride around a cliff wall to find a huge colony of blue-eyed camerons.
We have another stop today at Petermann Island if we are able to make it through the ice in the Lemaire Channel. If not we may have a free evening. There are many festivities scheduled for this evening as we sail to the next stop, first a crew talent show followed by a number of “unofficial” activities.
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