1/30/2010 - Prospect Point, Fish Islands, Mutton Cove

5:30am - awakened by the noise of the ship crashing through the ice. I went up to the lounge to have a cup of tea. The sea was full of ice from large bergs to brash ice. This is the most desolate place. The mainland is very close to the ship. Shortly after breakfast we set off in the Zodiacs and were able to land on the mainland. We saw a small group of Adelie penguins. We cruised around in the Zodiacs and saw some spectacular blue bergs. It even snow - big, fat flakes which made a patting sound when they hit our clothing and the rafts.

After lunch we were off to Mutton Cove where we cruised around until we all felt cold. Back to the ship where the chef had prepared an outside barbecue on the deck outside the lounge. I think that the early explorers lacked some imagination when they named these beautiful, wild, desolate places.