Date: December 10, 2022............(Port Charcot)
On zodiac shuttle to see the penguins and visit the cairn at the top of the peak on the western side of the bay.

Port Charcot is a small sheltered bay on the western side of Booth Island, which makes up the western side of the Lemaire Channel along the western Antarctic peninsula.
Jean-Baptiste Charcot and 18 team members wintered over in 1904, with the “Francais” anchored in this little bay. He built several structures for both science and accommodation on shore, as well as the cairn still visible at the top of the little peak on the Western side of the bay. This home base served as the starting point to explore the region.
Gentoo penguins nest on the eastern side of the site, and Chinstrap and even Adelie penguins often come ashore here.

Source: Antarctic Guide