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Ines Duclairoir
January 2022
South Shetland Islands
From the first day in Yankee Harbor we fall under the spell of the penguins and we will not get tired of observing them.
The gentoo penguin the one we will come across the most
It's the season of the little ones
The chinstrap penguin gets its name from the thin band on its neck that gives it the appearance of wearing a helmet.
Greenwhich Island. A first attempt at mooring aborted because we are touching bottom. We will have to be more careful in the future
The rocky islands are mostly covered in glaciers as far as the eye can see
Tara, the exploration schooner at Half Moon Bay
Snow and ice are the masters of these places
We feel tiny before this nature
Whale bones scattered on the beaches are reminders of the dark past of these islands
The Spanish scientific base of Juan Carlos I. A lunar place
The ash on this glacier is from a recent eruption on Deception Island
Scientists come to study the mosses that proliferate in this hostile place
The skuas, predators of these places
The Adelie penguin, we will meet him very little during our trip
At Livingstone Island, Caval'ou anchors in front of the Spanish base Juan Carlos I. Unable to invite us to dinner (due to Covid), the team offers us a tortilla and beers. What a welcome !
The discreet pass of Deception Island
We then spend 3 days on Deception Island and this stopover did not disappoint us!
We remain amazed by the volcanic landscape of this island: fumaroles, black sand beaches and ashes.
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