We cruised slowly on a flat sea into Fortuna Bay, dominated by the beautiful Konig Glacier at its southern extremity. The sky was perfectly blue, and the temperature was 11°C – how lucky were we with the weather? By 8:00 a.m. on Boxing Day (December 26th for non-Brits) we hit the beach amidst a bunch of (as usual, aggressive) adult male Fur Seals, and walked up onto the grassy plateau at the foot of the glaciers. Away from the beach, it was all much more relaxed. Amongst the icy streams trickling down to the sea, thousands of King Penguins and many Fur and Elephant Seals make their home. In the distance, a small herd of reindeer trotted past – a rather bizarre sight since these are creatures of the far north rather than the far south; they were introduced as a food source by early twentieth century whalers and have grown to a sustainable population of two thousand. This was a very picturesque spot, and we enjoyed just taking it all in and watching the behaviour of the wildlife all around us.