This morning we awoke to find a beautiful day in Wilhelmina Bay.  The sun was shining, there was no wind and the water was calm.  We had our group picture taken on Deck 9 and then took our final cruising at 11:15.  

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Weddell Seal

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The movie is of a humpback whale swimming beside our ship.

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This was the whaling ship Guvernøren that caught fire in 1915 and was run aground in order to rescue the men and supplies.  There were no fatalities. 

Thursday Evening

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Tabular Iceberg - 1,600 feet long.  180 feet high.  This broke off from the Larsen Ice Shell.

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