Our next landing is perhaps the most beautiful of all the landing sites - Petermann Island. This has been a base and refuge for different groups of different nationalities over the years. Here are some Gentoo and Adelie penguins.
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| Location of Petermann Island |
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| Beautiful icebergs and snowy landscape |
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| MS Roald Amundsen framed by snow and penguins |
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| A Penguin Chick |
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| Colony of Penguins |
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| What's Going On? |
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| More Beautiful Landscape |
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| Reflection from the Clear Water |
We had a COVID Antigen test that morning before we went out to Petermann Island. Later that afternoon we found out that several passengers tested positive. This, in spite of all the precautions that we took and also isolating those who tested positive earlier. The captain came on the PA system and expressed his disappointment. He had consulted with his home office in Norway and was told that we have to cut short our stay in Antartica. This is on top of cancellation of the trip to the Falkland Islands.
We were supposed to land at Orne Harbor the next day but the water was too rough and the captain decided to cancel it. We decided to head back to Deception Island but land at a different part of the Island.
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