One of the first icebergs we saw, 2nd day out
morning of Jan 23rd
Our first penguins
The ship breaks into some fast ice to park
A Zodiac ride on Duse Bay
Adelie Penguins on the ice floe
Our coldest, roughest ride - across Duse Bay
Stranded iceberg in Duse Bay
Seawater freezes at 28F
Very high winds the first day in Duse Bay, Antarctica
high winds blowing snow off of Beak Island, Antarctica
The background is blurry due to blowing snow - did I mention it was cold?
That's a penguin in the distance
Seal, penguins, and a bird
Our first view of Paulet Island, 100K pairs of Adelie penguins
A rock for his/her nest
Terns on Paulet Island
Ahh - clear skies
Chinstrap in the water
Neptune's window on Deception Island
Neptune's wndow, flipside
Volcanic landscape at Deception Island
Whaler with many bones in the background
Very large glacier
Humpback breach in Antarctica
Orcas in with the humpback
Ripples in the still water of Antarctica
The naturalists, chasing Humpback
Neko Harbor, Antarctica, partially removed Argentinian research station, Gentoo penguins - taken by BethEllyn
Calving remnants
Skua descends, Antarctica
Gentoos crowing
Gentoo walking
bigger glacier
Ice cave, Antarctica
Sun setting in Antarctica
Sunset in Antarctica
older Gentoo chick
Whale bones at Port Lockroy
Very large glacier in Lemaire channel
Penguin highways on the mountain and tiny penguins
Lemaire Channel
Sarcophagus iceberg - contrast
Leopard seal
Leopard seals are very serpentine
Elephant seal
Elephant seal and single penguin
Gentoo - it's cold!
Penguins watching humans slide down hill
Leopard seal in the water
Another Leopard on the ice
Ridged Iceberg in Antarctica
Minke and a Zodiac
Gentoo, flying
Skua
Humpback flapping its tail repeatedly (at least 10x)
feeding
Why they call them "red whales"
The beginning of a bubble net feeding
Four adult Humpbacks eating krill from a bubble net
The yellow is a bacteria that lives on the whale tail
Humpback from the Zodiac
Minke whale
Minke going under the ice
The brash ice
Our Beagle Channel pilot comes aboard to bring 'er home