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Antarctica #8 – Plenty of penguins and whales

Dear friends, This will be my last blog from the Antarctic Peninsula, as after this day we just had the long way north across the Drake Passage to Ushuaia before disembarking and heading back to Buenos Aires. Having travelled only a short distance north from the day before we had a morning excursion to the [...]

Joanna Maclean2020-03-21T04:45:19+00:00March 21st, 2020|Animals, Antarctic Peninsula, icebergs, penguins, photography, Quark Expeditions, seals, Travel, Uncategorized|3 Comments

Antarctica #2 – Icebergs, whales and a shipwreck

Dear friends, Leaving the South Shetland Islands we steamed southwards towards the Antarctic Peninsula, and it was lovely to still be able to be up on deck late into the evening as the sun didn't set until well after 10 pm. Lovely evening colours and view from the top deck as we approach the Antarctic [...]

Joanna Maclean2020-02-25T12:34:59+00:00February 25th, 2020|Animals, photography, South Shetland Islands, Travel, Uncategorized|1 Comment