One of the last pictures of me *not* being seasick for the next 2 days….
Yes, I did need these. And I would do it again in a heartbeat
The prow
The Ortelius in the background
Paddle-powered boats, as seen from not-paddle-powered boats
Photographers all in a row
See 6-deck boat for sense of scale. Amazing.
Oh, so this is what Antarctica is about
The almost monochrome vistas
Our compatriot, who completed a lifelong dream to golf on all 7 continents
Ices in photo are larger than they appear
A Zodiac disappearing into the distant ripples
Zodiac cruise
Zodiac cruise
Zodiac cruise
Zodiac cruise into the mist. (Check out the ghost of the Ortelius in the background)
Zodiac cruise
Zodiac cruise
Zodiac cruise
Amazing opportunity to get out on the water
Brown’s Station. Entertainingly, this was the ONLY excursion on our entire cruise where we were able to set foot on the continental shelf of Antarctica. And where were Casey and I for this particular excursion? In a kayak. So technically we have still only set foot on the Antarctic Peninsula. Ha!
Our ride
Affectionately known as “Ortie” to the crew
Port Lockroy, a former British outpost turned museum
Intrepid souls and a seal near Port Lockroy
Slumber party!
No really, slumber party on Antarctica. I slept like a baby
We dug out windbreaks
The view from the sleeping bag
Unable to adequately describe or capture the massive scale
The four colors of Antarctica: blue, white, gray, and penguin poo
Polar Plunge for Christmas Eve
Polar Plunge for Christmas Eve
Polar Plunge for Christmas Eve
Polar Plunge for Christmas Eve
Crossing an ice field. Very cool
Crossing an ice field. Very cool
Christmas Eve BBQ on deck
Exploring a new landing spot on Christmas morning
“Mountaineering” on Ketley Point, a.k.a. snowshoeing up a hill in a line
The amazing views afforded by snowshoeing up a hill in a line
The amazing views afforded by snowshoeing up a hill in a line. (For scale: Useful Island, the island in the left-center of the photo, is 2km away…)
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