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We will make a landing by rubber zodiacs on this peninsula.

First sign of icebergs on the trip. First of many to come throughout the trip.

The thickness of the massive ice and blue in colors in the ice are so beautiful.

As the winds blow and the temperatures fluctuate the landscape is constantly changing.

The abandoned building is like an ant in retrospect to the landscape and massive ice formations. The hill in the foreground next to the shack is filled with penguin colonies that we will soon visit.

I am in awe of the colors of the sky, water and ice.

Our ship is the Corinthian. We are seeing it for the first time, away from the ship, flying across the water in zodiacs each with 8 persons and a crew member maneuvering it. We walked down a flight of stairs after changing into special boots assigned to each passenger, we climb into the zodiac from the rear of the ship and depart. We have 90 passengers aboard the ship plus crew.

We land and begin today's adventure.

The Antarctic region is only possible to travel and work in the months of December, January and February. These are the summer months in the southern hemisphere. The winter months are unforgiving with minus double degree temperatures, howling winds and no daylight months on end.

Arctic fur seals have made a remarkable comeback. Killed through the 1800 for their dense short fiber fur. Fur Seals have a visible ear flap. In facial appearance and manner they resemble large dogs.

The males can reach 450 pounds and can be up to four times bigger than the females.

They feed mainly on fish, some squid and in some areas of the Antarctic krill. Krill are small crustaceans and are found in all the world's oceans. It can consist of shrimp, lobster, crab and plankton.

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