"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
Dorian Bay is a cove on the NW side of Wiencke Island, located 0.5 mile E-NE of Damoy Point, in the Palmer Archipelago. Damoy Point is the N entrance point to Port Lockroy harbor, on the W side of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago. The point was discovered and named by Charcot's French Antarctic expedition (1903-05). From inner Dorian Bay, the land rises gently from a bare, rocky landing to two huts, one a well- maintained and stocked British refuge hut, the second a small Argentinian hut. We spotted an incredible sight of Orcas attacking a Leopard Seal while on Zodiacs! This is absolutely a rare scene to witness.
This afternoon we had the rare opportunity to visit Palmer Station, the U.S. research station located in Arthur Harbour on Anvers Island. The U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) maintains three year-round stations in the Antarctic, the largest in being on Ross Island in McMurdo Sound, at the Geographic South Pole, and Palmer on the Antarctic Peninsula. Palmer fields some 175 projects during this austral summer and we were given an overview of some of these, as well as a tour of the laboratories and living areas.
Palmer Station, Antarctica
In the afternoon we were supposed to head to Torgersen Island but had to cancel the plans because of ice build up in the area which prevented us from using the zodiacs.
Tomorrow is our final day on the Continent. We are going to visit Port Lockroy and head back towards Argentina in the afternoon and then 2 days and three nights on seas….the dreaded Drake's Passage. Has been an amazing experience so far.
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