Because We Can

In the launch room ready to board a zodiac for the trip ashore. The laughs are because I once again volunteered when they needed one person to fill the zodiac. Linda told everyone what happened the last time I did this, so everyone was reminding me to stay at the landing area until her zodiac arrived. After the 'polite' way Linda informed me she was less than pleased with me the last time I did this I assured everyone I would be right there when they landed. Standing on the loading platform before getting into the zodiac. Did she take this in case I went down with the ship, so to speak? Bad Bob. Proving I was as good as my word. A photo of Linda being helped out of the zodiac. Good Bob. The island we were on, and it location was in its name. As has been the case, there was a good deal of uphill hiking. One of the reasons we travel. Once up on top of the hill, the fog was definitely in. I took this photo about 20 feet from the caracara. Mile...

We are at the far western end of the Falkland today, with fog and rain. This side of the islands only gets 17 inches of rain a year so you could say this is not normal weather. The morning announcement said we should wear rain gear. Great way to start the day. Besides rain there is also wind. Linda has perfected walking down this corridor. Dolphins near the ship. Waiting to be called down to the launch room on deck 3. Temperature was in the mid 40's, with the rain and wind wasn't all that pleasant. The only reason they call off landings is because of high seas. After landing it was a five mile hike to see a penguin rookery. What with the weather and cross country hike, Linda opted to only go a short way. She did get in some photos of flowers. I told her I would see her on the ship, but she still wanted a last photo of me before I set off. While I trudged along in a pouring rain with wind gusts that sometimes pushed me...