Today we said farewell to the La Esperanza winterers and the handful of Jubany crew who were heading back to Buenos Aires and beyond. It was sad to see them leave but the weather, though dull and grey with snow showers, had a window in which it was possible to fly in.

It was, however, not suitable for our planned return visit back to the refugio and penguin colonies so we worked around the base today. We will go manana instead. Weather permitting…