The morning found National Geographic Resolution approaching Calmet Head on the east side of Marguerite Bay. We went for a Zodiac cruise and the team brought guests ashore for a short walk to enjoy the spectacular scenery, some resting Weddel seals, and to claim their 7th continent.
As the ship repositioned, David Pogue, gave a presentation on how to deal with climate change, which was followed by Captain Martin Grazer taking our vessel through some heavy sea ice in order to go the farthest south that any National Geographic-Lindblad ship has ever previously reached. Winds along the way reached 50 knots at times, but the ship pressed on and finally got into the shelter of Mikkelson Bay where the winds were calm and the seas glassy. Here the guests embarked the Zodiacs once more and were treated to a cruise along a sea ice edge and around huge ice bergs in bright sunshine.
