Paulet Island - February 19th

This morning we awoke to a very windy, blizzard like day, and the temperature was around 34 degrees (before wind chill). It finally feels like Antarctica! We spent the morning sailing through the Antarctic Sound, viewing massive tabular icebergs. We arrived at Paulet Island around 9am and began our zodiac operations in the wind and snow. The passengers had a great time on the island, viewing fur seals and penguins all covered in snow. The photos are very funny, with both the humans and the animals all dusted in white. The photo I have attached gives you a little idea of the wind and snow - you can see some of the passengers on shore behind me. The Captain said that we had gusts of 50-60 knots and sustained winds of around 40 knots. I'm getting good at driving zodiacs in the wind. I remember my first week when those kinds of gusts made me nervous; now they thrill me.


Fun in the Snow