Sunday, December 31
We woke up around 6, grabbed some coffee in the Bistro and headed to the bridge to get a look at the sea. We arrived at Devil Island and then the zodiacs headed for shore.
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We landed at a colony of about 20,000 penguins that were all nesting along the shore. We hiked to the top of the island where we had a great view of he beach and the ship just offshore.
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We spent almost 2 hours between the hike and sitting on the rocks watching the penguins by the beach, so much fun!
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After lunch on the ship we spent more time on the observation deck. At 4 Rick got a massage, while Randy got video from the bow, then we had dinner at 7:30.
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After dinner the light was amazing, a nice orange glow settling over calm seas. We took lots of pictures and enjoyed the scenery, such a fantastic way to spend New Year's Eve! Around 10:30 we decided we'd head to the cabin and watch the water from bed. We celebrated midnight by sending our friends a picture of penguins on an ice floe (satellite Internet is amazing!) then drifted off to sleep.
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