Day 11--The Antarctic Circle

Once again we awoke early to find that overnite we had crossed south below the Antarctic Circle. Very few expedition cruises are able to go this far south and so we were happy that we had this opportunity. It was a beautiful morning with very tall mountains peaking through the clouds.


There were many ice foes and we travelled slowly.


On one of the floes we spotted a juvenile elephant seal relaxing.



One of the naturalists told us about these mammals.


We continued south toward our destination, Detaille Island and encountered beautiful scenery before heavy fog set in.



Disembarking for Detaille...(see separate blog post)



Later in the afternoon we were treated to sausage and beer on the aft deck.





It was very fun day south of the Antarctic Circle and now it was time to head north again.


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