16 | Viking Explorer Society News
David Maish
Christmas on the Rhine
"Gegenbach Christmas Market"
Mike Grunsell
Antarctica
"I was up early for a visit to a penguin colony. After a zodiac landing, I headed
towards the penguins. What a scene. There seemed to be so much happening, so I
eagerly turned and walked up to look at a group on the top of the hill, and WOW.
What a sight. There were penguins on the hill. Some sitting on their nests, some
preening themselves and others carrying small rocks for their nest. Across the bay,
the mountain tops were covered with low lying misty clouds and the Viking Polaris
was calmly resting in the bay in its grandeur. A sight that I will never forget."
