Days 98-101

Making our way towards the peninsula again, the weather has been uncomfortable. F8-10 on the nose, the pressure has been down to 945mb. The ship took a couple of big rolls, wrecked my cabin as well as the mess which was serving breakfast at the time.

In the protection of the peninsula, going through Lemaire channel. A few cruise ships about and even a yacht amongst all the ice.

The badminton tournament was interrupted last night due to a pod of 18-20 orcas hunting 3 humpback whales. The orcas seemed to be targeting the juvenile and trying to prevent it from coming to the surface, as well as trying to tire out the parents. After about an hour of the whales zigzagging and trying to get away from each other, they all disappeared out of sight.

We have turned northward, making the run across Drakes passage and back to Stanley.  Noon pos; 62° 3' S   057° 7'W

  Capsized Iceberg

  Lemaire Channel Approach

  Cruise ship in Lemaire

  Lemaire

  

  Cruise ship bottom of cliffs