At the Southernmost latitude of the cruise

 We are at Hidden Bay, on the northeast coast of Kiev Peninsula, latitude 65.02 S (the Antarctic circle is latitude 66.5S).  There are a lot of small icebergs in the bay from recent glacier calving, so our zodiac exploration started out slowly.  We will not do a landing today, as there are no flat beach areas. The bay is surrounded by tall, snow-covered mountains.

Then we had a bit of excitement!  A leopard seal (known to be aggressive) started circling our zodiac, then bit the side of the boat.  We started to lose air, so were transferred to another zodiac. 

It's hard to describe how majestic the landscape is down here.  A photo doesn't do it justice








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