Our day aboard National Geographic Explorer started out cruising towards Orne Harbor. Due to icy conditions, what was to be a landing turned into a beautiful Zodiac cruise to experience the nearby chinstrap penguin and Antarctic shag colonies. We could hear the rumbles and grumbles of the surrounding glaciers as we captured images of fragmented ice. We then headed to Portal Point to make our first continental landing in the afternoon. As some guests stepped out of the Zodiacs they squealed with delight as they had just completed their seventh continent.
Welcome to the Antarctic continent!
