An overview of the entire trip is available here.
I awoke as we approached Deception Island. This is an active volcano with a large caldera that has an opening to the sea and is flooded, creating a C-shaped island. We spent the day there. This place was unlike any other that we had visited: it was completely free of snow and ice.
The land at the entrance is very colorful, and we entered just as the sunrise was casting great light upon it.
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| Deception Island |
The volcano is dormant, but still giving off heat. The beach is warm and steamy.
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| Volcanic Steam |
There were several fur seals hanging around Whaler's Bay as we went ashore.
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| Fur Seal |
After walking around among the ruins of the whaling station, we went back aboard and the ship repositioned to Telefon Bay. The wind picked up as we walked around the volcanic features at that location. The landscape is barren.
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| Deception Island |
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