We begun our day gently drifting towards Paradise Bay, checking in with a Chilean research station en route, before arriving at the dramatic setting of a "rival" Argentina base, Almirante Brown. This small base with a prominent Argentina flag painted brazenly across the roof, was flanked by a huge glacier that we toured for a while to take in the truly extraordinary scenery that ONLY is offered on the White Continent.
Sometimes in Antarctica the scenery outcompetes anything the wildlife can do...
We stopped off at the base, checked in with some Gentoo Penguins and also our first Chinstrap Penguins hiding out at the back of the colony, that were getting a little aggravated with each other...
All the time the penguins were under the watchful eye of the Snowy Sheathbills, that are ever resourceful and looking for any slight opportunity to take down a penguin or scavenge at a skua's latest catch...
In the afternoon we headed out into Neko Bay on the zodiacs for some whale action, while surrounded by the best bergs on the Peninsula...
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