February 18, 2015
In the night the ship had entered the channels of the Chilean fjords. About mid-morning we cruised by the Amalia Glacier. We had hoped to be closer to the glacier and took our photos in the fog and mist. At about 10:00 the ship stopped and turned around to go back the way it came. Then in the late afternoon we went out to sea through the Nelson Strait (according to the “Log of the Cruise” which we received at the end of our trip).
We took a break in the middle of the day as we always did on our days at sea. This time we were on the bow after lunch.
My Bird List:
Northern Royal Albatross
Black-browed Albatross (100s)
Gray-headed Albatross
Southern Giant-Petrel
Stejneger’s Petrel
Slender-billed Prion
Sooty Shearwater (500+)
Wilson’s Storm Petrel
Imperial Cormorant
Red Phalarope
Chilean Skua
Kelp Gull
Other members of the group saw: Magellanic Penguin, Salvin’s Albatross, Chatham Albatross, Northern Giant-Petrel, White-chinned Petrel, Gray-backed Storm-Petrel, Common Diving-Petrel, Magellanic Diving-Petrel, South American Tern
Mammals seen today: South American Sea Lion, Killer Whale, Fin Whale, Peale’s Dolphin
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