Antarctica – Trip Log
Let's start off the proper Antarctica blog posts with a trip-log! Here's an overview of what we did during our time on the expedition. Day 1: Buenos Aires After our…
Adelie Penguin Tobogganing – Antarctica Teaser #5
Adelie penguins are my favourite brush-tailed (genus Pygoscelis) penguins - sorry Chinstraps and Gentoos! Of the three Pygoscelis species, they are the smallest and the only ones that toboggan along on their…
Base W – Antarctica Teaser #4
Looking out from Base W, Detaille Island, Lallemand Fjord. Base W was occupied during the International Geophysical Year, and was abandoned after inclement weather prevented the supply ship from reaching…
Kayaking in Antarctica – Antarctica Teaser #3
Kayaking in Antarctica is magical. Away from the noise of the ship or a zodiac, you feel much closer to the landscape. Dad and I paddled around in a double…
An Adelie on an Iceberg – Antarctica Teaser #2
An Adelie on an Iceberg, regarding us curiously. Perhaps one day I'll be lucky enough to have an evening like this again. The sun was setting, the moon was rising,…
Grappling Chinstraps – Antarctica Teaser #1
I know you're all waiting on Antarctica photos, and have probably been a bit disappointed by my last few posts! They are scheduled usually around a month in advance, and…
Antarctica : I’m Back!
Like it says, I've just returned from a rather overwhelming trip with Dad to Antarctica, or to be more precise, the Antarctic Peninsula. And to be honest, I'm not yet…