Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Antarctica Today was a huge day for us! We had our first excursion this morning where we went out on the zodiac boats and got to walk on land. This was really exciting to finally step foot on my last continent. We got the zodiac over to shore and were created by Boris with a sign taped to his chest that said “Welcome to Antarctica”. Right next to him was a big colony of Gentoo penguins just…
Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Antarctica We got to see Antarctica today, and it did NOT disappoint!! We woke up and we were in the Gerlache Strait, and we got our first view of land. We saw some icebergs, orcas, penguins (Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adelie), crabeater seals, and a leopard seal! It was incredible!! It was like a wildlife overload! Everywhere we turned there was more wildlife popping up to say hi. There was also talk of Minke whales showing themselves, but…