Today we had our final stop before the Falkland Islands, at Signy, in the South Orkney Islands. This is further south, so the weather was noticeably colder.
The base there is only open in the summer, so the ship stopped there to pick up the last scientists and shut the base for the winter. They were so efficient at closing the place that apart from to pick up cargo we didn’t get a chance to go ashore.
Since we left we’ve had nothing but fog, so, despite many an hour on the bridge, I’ve seen next to no wildlife. Hopefully it will clear up as we head north again. We are due in the Falklands on Saturday, and it will be great to get back to civilisation again, after almost 18 months away in the Antarctic.