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Fournier Bay

And so the weather turns and we have drizzle and even snow but this turns out to be a very special afternoon and we spend hours in our zodiac cruising around chasing humpback and minke whales with some amazing and very close sightings. This remains one of my more memorable excursions.

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Fur seals

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Minke Whale
Minke Whale

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Crabeater seal
Crabeater seal

Humpback whale breaching

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Minke Whale
Minke Whale

More humpbacks

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Crabeater seal

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Yet more humpbacks

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Thousand year old block of freshwater glacial ice
Thousand year old block of freshwater glacial ice