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Got Penguins? January 6, 2004

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Travel story: Got Penguins? January 6, 2004

Thanks to clear skies and calm waters, we could drop anchor at Half Moon Island, an old caldera worn away to a crescent bay. Atop the rocky, snow-drenched bluffs of this South Shetland isle was a vast rookery of Chinstrap penguins.





The zodiac embarkment was not at all as tricky as I'd feared. The stairs were narrow and steep, but not treacherous (although a zodiac driver warned that we won't get as ideal of conditions again). The ride was fast and... More

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