Antarctica Marathon 2014: Day 4: Dahno Island, Michelson Bay

This is a post about the Dahno Island in Michelson Bay.

• Running A Marathon in Antarctica and Australia in 2014
• Planning
• Hotels, Flights, Final Deposit, Medevac Insurance
• Training
• Flight BOS-JFK-EZE (Domestic first, 777-200 business)
• Sheraton Libertador Review
• Marriott Park Plaza Hotel (San Martin) Review
• Shakeout Run in Buenos Aires
• Buenos Aires Daytime Bicycle tour (urban bike)
• Las Nazarenas and Argentinian Cuisine
• Marathon Tours Champagne Toast and Dinner
• EZE City Tour with Marathon Tours
• Flight down to Ushuaia (on Aerolineas Argentinas)
• OneOcean Ship Introduction (Valvilov)
• First Night at Sea
• First Full Day at Sea
• Ship Daily Routine
• Marathon Tours and OneOcean cruise
• Trip Clothing and Gear Recommendations
• Tweeting and Facebook via Email from Antarctica
• Alcohol on OneOcean Antarctic Cruise
• Day 1: Yankee Harbor, vacuum Party, and Zodiac operations
• Day 2: Half Moon Island
• Day 3: Race Day
• Antarctica Marathon Runner Highlight: Overall Winner: Bartosz Mazerski
• Antarctica Marathon Runner Highlight: Blind Runner: Hein Wagner
• Day 4: Dahno Island, Michelson Bay
• Day 4: Race Award Ceremony
• Day 5: Curverville Island, Wilhelmina Bay
• Day 6: Kayaking on Marathon Tours Antarctica Marathon Trip
• Day 6: Paradise Bay, First and only Continental Antarctica Landing
• Day 6: Outdoor BBQ in Paradise Bay
• Day 6: Paradise Bay Zodiac Cruise and Seals
• Day 6: Champagne Toast and after dinner Pictionary
• Sheraton BA convention Center Review
• AA First EZE-MIA-BOS Review

Day 4: Dahno Island, Michelson Bay (Snowy)

We landed on another island. The bay was a bit rough but we were able to get on the Zodiac without much trouble in the morning. The island was covered with a few feet of snow already and more was coming down. I sank in a few holes along the way onto the main colony. We got much closer to the penguins than before. This involved hiking up and down a fair sized hill.

The shack seen in the distance has been abandoned for quite some time. It is still in good condition as it is used as emergency shelter in case the weather turns.

A large seal was also on the island so we got a good view of that.

The waves was pretty choppy in the afternoon so all excursions was cancelled (including the kayaks) so we took a slow cruise around the bay. We saw over 10 whales in the bay and three were feeding besides the boat. I managed to capture some amazing footage of it.