Most of today has been cloudy, so we were very unaware of the towering mountains around us until, during dinner, the fog gradually began to lift and sunlit peaks began to appear on all sides of the ship. Here is what Port Lockroy (it's the island) looked like by about 9:30 PM:
And some other peaks around the ship:
Port Lockroy at almost 11 PM:
As I write this, midnight has just passed. When I checked a few minutes ago, the highest peaks around us still reflected some faint sunlight. Now it is finally gone, but there is still plenty of light. It's a bright dusk because there is so much white snow reflecting the dusky light. You can easily still make out colors, and the penguins are swimming around in the bay, going every which way. I wonder if the fishing is better at “night,” which is a relative term here, as it will probably not get too much darker... it's only 2 ½ hours to sunrise :-) Rob
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