Day 83

  Neptunes Bellows (approach to Deception Is.)

  The Shack and Cruise ship in Whalers Bay

  Steam on beach from volcanic activity

  Old tanks used for whale oil

  Part of the British base

  Inside base

  More of the base

  Spanish base

  The Shack and Humbers

Arrived in Deception this morning, two cruise ships and two yachts were also there.  Our first stop was to the old British base for a small clean up task. The base was abandoned in the late 60s due to an eruption which buried most of it. A whaling station also stood in the same spot, see photos below.

The next stop was further into Deception, to check on the remains of an old Chilean base. We also found a hot spring, so went for a bit of a dip, after a swim in the 0°C sea.

Next stop Rothera to collect 45m³ of fuel.