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Visiting Antarctica

Last days crossing the Drake Passage and back home from Antarctica.

Happy Mother’s Day

Here are some cute photos of animal moms and their babies to celebrate Mother’s Day. Elephants are pregnant for almost two years, and baby feeding happens near Mom’s armpits in the first two legs vs. the back with goats, cows, and horses. Hi Mom, look at this thing I found lying on the ground! ThisContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day”

Visiting Antarctica

Part Eleven Mikkelsen Harbor The beach was mostly cleared of snow and Ice, which allowed me to see some cool rocks! Some of the larger chunks of snow and ice created some great images and more penguins. I think the darker rocks make colors pop; this was on the same 40-foot or 12-meter stretch ofContinue reading “Visiting Antarctica”

Visiting Antarctica

Part Nine Paradise Island It was snowing. People, boats, and cameras were getting wet, but the penguins were fine with the snow. Of course, I don’t speak penguin so maybe they were complaining about it. Paradise Island is where we saw dirty penguins; that’s not a euphemism; they do get dirty. Too much muck willContinue reading “Visiting Antarctica”

Visiting Antarctica

Part Four On the second day out of the sea, we had two stops, Enterprise Island and Neko Harbour. The names are a bit misleading as we circled Enterprise Island in a Zocdica boat and landed on Neko Harbour. The cruise around Enterprise ISland included Iceberbs, a Seal Leopard, and snowshoers. The snowshoers were fromContinue reading “Visiting Antarctica”