Old Palmer

The Clipper Adventurer heads out of Arthur Harbor

Paul

An appropriate tribute to the sunken Bahia Paraiso 20 years after its sinking

The foundations and emergency cache at Old Palmer

Some of the hardy microfauna in the area

Where the ice bridge used to be

Look at that beautiful blue!

A view from the top of the old glaciers

Where the ice bridge used to be, from another angle

Heading back to the boat

After giving tours to the guests from the Clipper Adventurer, Paul and I took out a zodiac to get away for a bit. Our first stop was the sunken Bahia Paraiso- it sunk 20 years ago that day. We took some photos and were about to head away when a Gentoo popped out of the water and began walking on the hull! He barely paid it any attention, just walked down the length of the exposed hull and dove back into the water. How fitting a tribute!
After leaving the Bahia, we headed over to old Palmer to have a look at the dying glacier there and at the gap left by the main glacier's retreat. It's amazing to see it disappearing almost before our eyes.