Today is the last day where we get to go out on the zodiacs, so it was a relatively early start for breakfast. It was a bit windy but as the ship entered the Graham Passage the wind dropped off as we were protected. Then it was into the zodiacs and out for a couple of hours of cruising. The scenery was spectacular with the harbour surrounded by glaciers and mountains. Our first sight was a leopard seal making a meal of a poor ex-penguin while swimming along. Then there was seals and penguins on the ice floes and the beautiful scenery. The sky was blue and it was quite warm.
Back at the ship we had some lunch and got things organised for an afternoon excursion while the ship sailed to Mikkelsen Harbour. This included the ship sailing through the Graham Passage for some more spectacular views. Once there we had another cruise around before landing on D'Hainaut Island to look at the penguin colonies and tons of whale bones on the beach. There was also an old shed that w as part of an Argentine base. The wind had picked up a lot and it was getting quite chilly, so we headed back to the ship a little early. We got out of the wet weather gear for the last time and headed off to the evening briefing followed by dinner. I had an early night in bed as we were heading north to Ushuaia via the Drake Passage. It was time to start taking the Kwells again in case things got rough.
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