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Travel Blogs from Antarctica
Base Argentina Esperanza
... largest base in the peninsula. About sixty people 'winter over' each year, with their respective families. The first birth in Antarctica occurred at this base in 1978 and since then another 12 babies entered the world in this remote location. Many ...
from Dragon's teeth to 70ies BBQ
... continent where soaked by the rich colours of the southern hemisphere sunset. Tomorrow we will enjoy our first continental landing on Antarctica and be amazed at the scenic Paradise Harbour. The drama of the Lemaire Channel will inspire us, and we also ...
Brr Brr Baby, It's Cold Out Here
We have finally established camp at Big Razorback Island. Our "camp" consists of a kitchen hut (with more junk food than you could imagine), two sleeper huts, an equipment hut, and an outhouse. I put camp in quotations because it is not a normal field ...
Merry Christmas!
... we had it rough down here! Now that our big Christmas day is over we are looking forward to ringing in the New Year, Antarctica style (no watching the ball drop on TV this year!), which will bring more celebrating...and the most exciting concert of the ...
Worlds most southern Post office & Orca encounters
... deeply that it is like a wound. -Edwin Mickleburgh, Beyond the Frozen Sea ********************************************************************** Camping on Antarctica, wow we did it and were confronted with the cold which asence we denied while deciding ...
Crary Lab & Arrival Heights Tours
... and analyze high-resolution ice core records from the cold glaciers on the ridges between the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, and therefrom to provide interpretations of interannual to decadal-scale climate variability during the last 2000 years. Moving on ...
Day 79 - Cuverville Island to Waterboat Point
I took 250 pictures today. Penguins are nesting right now and had a few chances to see some eggs. They are so entertaining to watch while they climb hills then slide down on their bellies. Penguins make their nests with little pebbles ...
Jougla Point am visit
... and deception. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Expedition Log by Scott MacPhail & Osi Shahaf Thursday, 6th January 2011 "Antarctica is like meeting a mass murderer who looks nice. At least in the Arctic you know ...
First stop
Our first landing in Antartica! Although I wasn't counting it as being on my 7th continent until I actually touched the mainland........I'm picky. When we first landed there was an old whaling boat with a fur seal hanging around along with ...
Whales, Post Offices and farewell Antarctica
... rocks, some krill and an iceberg and I was slowly beginning to believe our last outing would be a catastrofuck. However this is Antarctica, this is the most beautiful place in the planet and she had other ideas… “WHALES!” the call comes ...
Antarctic Sound
Went here but couldn't get through all the ice floes and ice-bergs so headed back to Deception island. Great views ...
Continent of Ice!
... But he got over it, he popped a couple pills and was good to go!! On the third day we finally arrived to Antarctica!! A massive piece of land covered in snow that is so pristine. Compared to our ship we were surrounded by mountainous rock covered ...
Day 1
....so what can i say about my trip to Antarctica...???? Amazing!!! just see the pictures!!! Day ...
Happy Camper, tractor pulls and Pressure ridges
... mid February. Sean Sullivan, RPSC McMurdo Station PSC 469 Box 700 APO AP 96599-1035 So it's been great weather here in Antarctica. Just as I had predicted, the Austral summer here is much easier to take than a winter in Michigan. ...
Fotoīs/Pictures Antartica
... de tussentijd zijn hier ook wat foto's te zien van Klaas, die ook op de boot was... http://album.zoom.nl/user/Klaas123/Antarctica/ while we are preparing our next update, here are some pictures taken by Klaas, a fellow passenger: ...
Day 17-19
Day 17, Wed 20 Nov: Drake Passage Well, Tim's ridiculous wish to experience the Drake Passage in fury has nearly bitten him on the bum. I'm sure he's thankful for modern motion sickness drugs. Talks today on; "Albatross Conservation ...
Drake Passage
Well after having such a beatiful crossing coming I guess it was only to be expected that everyone would get the real experience on the way back. We are now in a good low pressure spot, we all had a terrible nights sleep with severe rocking of the ...
Arrival in the South Shetland Islands (62°24īS)
Our first landing in Antarctic waters was on Barrientos Island, a member of the Aitcho Islands within the South Shetland Island group. This island was home to two types of penguin breeding grounds or 'rookeries': the Gentoo Penguin ...
Over the Moon...
The second landing for the day was on Half Moon Island, also part of the South Shetland Islands, located northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula. The calm waters around these islands were a welcome relief to most passengers after the crossing ...
ANT-F*@!ING-ARCTICA... need I say more?
... ; an absolutely fantastic experience if you ever get the chance. For those of you who are concerned about the environment of Antarctica and any potential contamination from tourism there, please do not worry. Before we went ashore each of us had to ...
Port Lockroy
09:00 We arrived at Port Lockroy. Until 1931 this was a major harbour for whalers. Evidence of that period is the mooring chains embedded in the rock, can still be seen. Then is was established as a base in 1944 as part of a secret ...
Drake Passage
Well we have been motoring all night and I was too late taking sea sick pills so I had a small yawn before I went to bed the previous night. I managed to toss and turn all night but felt relatively ok with the sea motion once lying down. I ...
Penguins, penguins, penguins.......
Another beautiful island. I saw my only Adelie penguin here. Also did a short zodiac cruise through some iceburgs on the way back to the ...
An old British station
We visited the old British station, Port Lockroy. The inside is preserved the way it was when it was used as a research station. Now it is just for tourists. I did a little souviner shopping and mailed a couple of postcards. ...
A rough begining
Staying up drinking and chatting with a couple, Brian and Helen, from our dorm until 2am the night before we headed to Antarctica through the dreaded Drake Passage may not have been the brightest idea we have ever had. Nevertheless, it was ...
All settled in for another Antarctic winter
It's been almost 6 weeks since Ron and I arrived back at McMurdo so I'll try to recap the happenings since them. Our flight from Christchurch left and arrived on schedule-so unfortunately, no extra days in New Zealand for us. When we arrived at ...
A Birthday Treat!!
To begin with, many thanks to everyone who has posted comments on our blog – always nice to see those. Particular thanks to everybody who sent me birthday wishes either via the blog, by email or birthday card. I couldn't imagine a more spectacular ...