A Ross Seal, the first sighting on this trip. Floating along on an ice flow, the seal is being harassed by two giant petrels who were particularly interested in the open wounds (not lethal) visible on its body. Also part of the show was a lone Adélie penguin running back and forth trying to decide what its mission would be in this scenario.
Mentioning massive icebergs sets the stage for our introduction to B22A, a gigantic 3,000 sq kilo, 20 sq miles, hunk of ice, detached from Thwaites Glacier 22 years ago! 23A is currently the largest on record. We spent 6 hours passing along side it on our way south. Icebergs are named after the quadrant for which they have broken off, the consecutive berg identified and whether it has also undergone a separation of a split in its lifetime.
Rizbee On The Road 