Overnight
we sailed north back around Adelaide Island into Crystal Sound arriving at the
norther end of Crystal Sound and Fish Islands near Prospect Point around 0830.
The sun was shining and the magnificent peak towering above Fish Islands was in
full view. The Fish Islands are a group of small low laying islands that are
home to 4000 pairs of Adelie Penguins as well as Blue-eyed Shags.
The chicks
are now almost fully fledged and many have already taken to the water. But we
all enjoyed the comical haircuts of the chick still left on the island.
There
was also still a lot of parent-chick interactions and feeding. Some of us
enjoyed a scenic kayaking whilst others went cruising seeing at close quarters
Minky Whales and Crabeater Seals.
After
lunch we headed further north through the Grandidier Channel full of ice floes
and bergs to Petermann Island.
We got there in the late afternoon and started
immediately with all the activities: landing for all passengers, kayaking for
some, and cruising in Iceberg Cemetery for others.
Just as its name says, this
shallow waters between Booth and Planeau Islands is full of beautifully shaped
grounded icebergs and very often, like today, we get to see many Crabeater
Seals resting on the ice floes. 
The camp was also prepared during the landing
and a lucky bunch went over to Petermann Island to spend the night in the
company of penguins and a Fur Seal.
