An Antarctic Experience - Half Moon Island
January 10th, 2008Today we visited Half Moon Island where we enjoyed thousands of chinstrap penguins. This is our fourth and final port of call and shore excursion. The captain told us were lucky since this is the first cruise this season for Half Moon. Yesterday from the deck, 38 humpback whales, 5 Orca killer whales, 2 Minke whales, 2 Weddell seals and 4 Elephant seals were spotted. I was so pleased to see two close enough to see the huge back fin wave and another one jump out of the water. Jane Oswald reported that she has seen 30 different Antarctic birds to date. LeRoy Troyer said, and all tour members agreed, “God’s creation in the cold climate is magnificent and hard to fathom.”
~ Wilmer Martin
