Taking photo with sleepy seals in Stonington Island

 Panasonic DMC-TZ8     40646     68°11'01.75"S66°59'58.46"W 

In the afternoon we landed in Stonington Island. This is our first landing. It's really hot. Over 5 degrees (Celsius). The clothes are almost too much. But even wearing 2 socks, the feet are eventually getting cold. At the bottom are the rubber-based boots given by Quark Expeditions, ... and the top a coat is also provided by the company. We'll take the coat with us when we finish the voyage, but the boots will stay. There are two abandoned research stations on this island. One is British and the other is American. We had a look inside. Adelia penguins are around and not afraid of people. Beside the ones lying on the ice, a seal in front of the British research station was lazy sunbathing and napping. It was funny with a big, fat sauce-like look. He didn't seem to be bothered by people at all. The island is actually a small, stony island. Very close to the mainland. After spending a lot of time here, we returned to the ship with zodiac. In the meantime, another group had also kayaking. More information

 East Base, background Northeast Glacier, Science Lab on the left
 Base E, left Northeast Glacier right Roman Four Promontory
 Stonington Island from Anemometer Hill, background Millerand Island
 The fat, the ugly! and the lazy. Adélie penguin chicks on Stonington Island
 Neny Island from Stonington Island
 Rusting derelict 'tanks', Stonington Island
 South polar skua on Stonington Island
 Roman Four Promontory from Stonington Island
 Seals sleeping on small icebergs