Only the bridge crew took notice as we passed into the Weddell Sea side of the Antarctic Peninsula, transiting the Antarctic Sound in the wee hours of the morning. But many folks and steaming cups of coffee were already on deck before breakfast as we moved into Fridtjof Sound and around the Tabarin Peninsula. The Captain and expedition leader had determined that a good weather window and mostly open water would allow us to reach sites that are seldom easy to access, particularly this early in the season. We were searching for a good, clean fast ice edge in Duse Bay in the morning, then a visit to Devil Island during the afternoon.