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Cooper Bay-Big Ice!

A zodiac boat tour of Cooper Bay, then our first view of “big” ice going through the Drygalaski Fjord!

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The “bad hair day” Macaronis.

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“Snowy sheath bill”, they call them the “Snowy shit bill” because they eat penguin guano.

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Phil motor close to some small icebergs so we could photograph them.

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After boarding the boat we headed out through the Drygalaski Fjord and got our first view of big tabular icebergs.

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The wind was incredible and could knock you off your feet if you weren’t holding onto something  In the red pants is Hennie.

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