12/17/2022 Damoy Point inside Dorian Bay on Wiencke Island




 
Our group returned to the zodiacs after climbing to the peak for a moment of silence for those brave souls who discovered this fantastic land mass.

I took short videos of the penguins and skuas while waiting to board a zodiac.

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