Category Archives: Antarctica

29th March: Antarctica (Admiralty Bay, King George Island)

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Fog and snow today. Our last day in Antarctica but low visibility so no zodiac trips, just presentations and processing. In the late afternoon it lifted for a little while sufficiently for some photographs, Just before dark we weighed anchor … Continue reading →

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28th March: Antarctica (Admiralty Bay, King George Island)

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

In the afternoon we took off in the zodiacs to explore Admiralty Bay. You can see the huge crack in the ice in the upper right image as bits and pieces fall away into the sea. We waited and eventually … Continue reading →

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28th March: Antarctica (Arctowski Station, King George Island)

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

We had arrived at the Polish Arctowski Station to offload winter supplies and scientists.  The Poles here have an amphibious vehicle which you see here unloading supplies from the ship. … and here they are coming out onto the land. … Continue reading →

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27th March: Antarctica (Deception Island)

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

Above, a battleship or aircraft carrier made of ice. It is 10am and we are just leaving the Gerlache Strait. Today we spent all day sailing from near Vernadsky Station to near Arctowski Station on King George Island. By the … Continue reading →

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26th March: Antarctica (Vernadsky Station and away North)

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Above left is the Vernadsky cloakroom where you must take off all outside clothing before entering the main building. Skis and showshoes as well as jackets and gumboots. At right, a scientist at work. Vernadsky used to be Faraday Station … Continue reading →

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26th March: Antarctica (Pleneau Island)

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

The wind was so wild overnight, the Polar Pioneer had to motor back and forth along the Penola Strait without being able to stop to anchor.  Around 6:30am we were able to anchor near Pleneau Island.  The elephant’s graveyard is … Continue reading →

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25th March: Antarctica (Argentine Islands and Vernadsky Station)

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Two zodiac trips during the day: In the morning we went to visit the nearby Gentoo penguin colony and in the afternoon we visited the historic Faraday Hut. In the evening the ship headed off for Pleneau Island and I … Continue reading →

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24th March: Antarctica (Argentine Islands – Morning)

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Having arrived in Vernadsky Station, we had several days to explore the surrounding area while the ship unloaded the supplies for the station for the winter. Here are some of the views from the zodiac: We’d been out for maybe … Continue reading →

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24th March: Antarctica (Gerlache Strait and Lemaire Channel)

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

The weather prediction was for rain and 30-knot wind but fortunately it turned out to be a very rare fine, still and warm Antarctic day. We passed through the southern end of Gerlache Strait in the pink glow of dawn … Continue reading →

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23rd March: Antarctica (Great Wall Station, King George Island)

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Early in the morning we had reached the Chinese Great Wall station near the southern end of King George Island. At about 8:30am we jumped into the zodiacs for a cruise around and a visit to the Chinese station. There … Continue reading →

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