10am this morning I started getting the delta ready for our trip out to Scott’s hut. At 11.45 I meet the group and explained the day’s plan. By midday we were on the road.
Cape Evans here we come.
It was great to finally be behind the wheel and taking a group out. We had 21 pax onboard.
The weather was amazingly warm, almost t-shirt weather. On the trip out we stopped many times for wildlife encounters. Seals were popping up everywhere, making the most of the sunny day.
We arrived at the hut in good time. We spotted an Adelie penguin in the distance. A group of us were lying on the ice taking photos, when this inquisitive creature waddled right up to us. He must have been no more than a metre and a half away. He stood there looking very pleased with himself, I could just picture him thinking, "Cool, I can hang out with you guys” on that note he lay down and closed his eyes. I guess he figured he’d do as his new friends were. Actually my lieutenant was snoring so fair enough!
I enjoyed the rest of the trip, still buzzing about our close encounter. On the way home we saw a seal right on the edge of the road, and one popping his head out of a breathing hole. Brilliant.
