Half Moon Island

The first landing at Half Moon Island, including a Chinstrap colony and hike up to the highest point.
Our first landing site - Half Moon Island. : Half Moon Island Reddish patches are the penguin colony. : Half Moon Island Launching the PolarCirkel tender. : Half Moon Island Abandoned whaler's boat. (And our first sight of penguins!) : Half Moon Island Ancient and modern... : Half Moon Island Chinstrap penguin. : Half Moon Island
A couple of chinstrap penguins. : Half Moon Island Chinstrap colony/rookery on Half Moon Island. : Half Moon Island An angry Fur seal. : Half Moon Island A passing chinstrap. : Half Moon Island Chubby young Chinstrap waiting for more fish. : Half Moon Island Remains of a seabird amongst the pebbles on the beach. : Half Moon Island
Classic freeze-thaw action. : Half Moon Island Starting our ascent. : Half Moon Island Part of the currently unmanned Argentine research station. : Half Moon Island Skuas atop the Island. : Half Moon Island Patrolling Skua. : Half Moon Island Some kind of mossy/lichen thing! Just about the only plant life around. : Half Moon Island
Starting out on the hike. : Half Moon Island Looking back toward the landing site. : Half Moon Island Misty hike on Half Moon Island. : Half Moon Island