December 29, 2021 – Brown Bluff

We are so far south that we go from dusk to dawn in the matter of minutes.
I woke at 5am with sunlight coming through a small opening between my cabin drapes. When I looked outside all I could see was water and icebergs. The ship was stopped. At 8am they made an announcement that due to the amount of ice it would take another 8 hours to reach our next scheduled stop. After checking the weather forecast, they decided to change course to avoid getting iced in. We are proceeding through the ice field at 3 knots.
After breakfast I went up to the deck 8 lounge. From the outside deck I was able to see whales but it got crowded so I went down to my cabin and watched from my balcony. A large iceberg floated by with 2 emperor penguins on it.
After lunch, the ship stopped at Brown Bluff. They did a zodiak landing to a spot on the gravel beach. Still not feeling comfortable with my knee, I stayed on the ship. The sun was out the whole day and there was lots of ice to look at.