Our first stop of this cruise was Snares Islands and I was hoping to see the Snares Crested Penguin. First thing after we arrived about 7:30am I went outside to see if I could find the penguins. I was in luck- someone told me where to look and there they were! At quite a distance, I saw many white bits that turned out to be penguins walking up and down the mountain. Seems like such a strange spot for them.
Same as last cruise, we signed up for a group but since Tibor and I were kayaking, our group was predefined. We’re actually part of two groups- the kayakers and the Sea Lions. We had a kayak meeting to cover more details. We did not end up going kayaking today as the conditions were a bit too rough.
I was happy to go on the zodiac cruise instead because I got to see the penguins close up.
After the zodiac, all passengers went thru bio security where all dirt, seeds, weeds, and other bits were removed from any gear (clothes, jackets, pants, hiking boots, walking sticks, tripods) that would end up touching the ground. The only area I had trouble with was the Velcro on my water resistant pants. I had gravel bits in the soles of my hiking boots but it turns out that I won’t be using them and would use the provided mud boots instead.
