December 28, 2021
Our Blue group camped tonight at Damoy Point, same place we trekked earlier in the day. This was my favorite location on the trip, so far. After eating dinner on the ship, campers packed up and headed out to the Zodiac to be taken to shore. The instructions were to shovel out a little bed for yourself, just a few feet below the snowy surface, so that you could lay down and be sheltered from the cold wind. Tents were not a possibility because of the strong wind gusts that never cease. Campers were provided windproof and waterproof bivouac bags, sleeping bags and pads to keep warm. Curious penguins came close to inspect the activity.
Next morning, the campers packed up their gear and filled their sleeping holes with snow (so that misguided penguins won’t fall into them and get trapped) before heading back to the ship for a hot shower and breakfast.
