Wednesday, January 5
In the morning the ship sailed up the Gerlache Straight towards Orne Harbour. We did a zodiac tour where we saw some humpback whales and some fantastic ice formations. Back on board about a third of the passengers did the "Polar Plunge" where you jump in the icy water for a couple of seconds. It was good fun, and really cold! We ended up doing it twice since we'd had some camera issues the first time, a couple of people did it three times!
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After lunch we were treated to some humpback whales swimming right up to the boat. It was a mother and her calf and they stayed with us for about half an hour.
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For the afternoon the captain headed to Dallman Bay. The weather was sunny and completely still, which made for a fantastic scene. There were seals on lots of the ice floes, their fur glimmering in the sunlight. We pushed through some pack ice into the glassy waters beyond. What a fantastic way to end our last day in Antarctica!
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