The weather was looking quite reasonable as we all headed off to breakfast at 07:30. Today we were headed to Danco Island where we would land and view some penguin colonies, both Gentoo and Chinstrap. We landed on a pleasant rocky beach and then went on a walk up to a high spot across some snow to see the penguins. It was a relatively easy walk up the hill but by the time we were walking down it had gotten pretty slippery so a slow and careful descent was needed. Then it was back onto the zodiac and a cruise around the surrounding islands. Some great icebergs and some very lazy seals reclining on them in the sun.
After lunch the ship had moved to Foyn Harbour and the views were spectacular. The remaining clouds had gone away and we had beautiful blue skies for an afternoon of zodiac cruising. This afternoon we got to see lots of Humpback whales as they were cruising around and feeding on the krill. There was also seals and penguins on the sea ice and some very inter esting looking icebergs. We found out that the small off cast icebergs are called Bergy Bits.
Back at the ship it time for the brave souls to undertake the polar plunge. They put the gangway down beside the ship and 50 or so of the 180 passengers jumped into the cold, cold water. I had fun just watching the reactions, there was quite a few swear words involved when people first hit the water. After the days briefing and dinner, I spent some time up on the Observation deck just watching the whales swimming and feeding around the ship. It was a very serene experience, except of course for the engine noise from the ship.
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