We made it to South Orkney! Home to thousands of chinstrap penguins, the sixth species of penguin we've seen so far. These guys are really funny, especially when they go swimming. They swim in sync, like flying fish, and look like they're having great fun.
We also spotted a Weddell seal for the first time!
South Orkney is south of the 60th parallel, so we're officially in the Antarctica Treaty zone. As I predicted yesterday, it has gotten considerably colder. We're now dodging icebergs the size of apartment buildings, and the Zodiac ride to the island today was wet and freezing cold. On to Antarctica! We hope to make it to Elephant Island tomorrow.
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