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Category: Antarctica

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Antarctica Day 21

The voyage was almost over, we would soon be approaching Ushuaia once more.

January 17, 2014

Sunset at Drakes Passage

Antarctica Day 20

The expedition was almost at an end, and we were heading for Drake's Passage

January 16, 2014

Wilhelmina Bay

Antarctica Day 19

Our third day at the peninsula involved Wilhelmina Bay

January 15, 2014

Weddell Seal

Antarctica Day 18

Our second day around the peninsula included a visit to Half Moon Island, and taking a plunge in Antarctica waters. Brrrrr

January 14, 2014

Adelie Penguins on Antarctica

Antarctica Day 17

This was the day. Today we would be stepping foot on the Antarctic Peninsula. The final continent for so many of us.

January 13, 2014

Snow settling on an orange lifeboat with ice and snowy rocks across the water

Antarctica Day 16

We'd arrived at the South Shetland Islands, but the conditions were bad enough to stay onboard. We'd soon be against the clock.

January 12, 2014

Antarctica Day 14

For the first time in a while, it was another day spent entirely at sea

January 10, 2014

King Penguins

Antarctica Day 13

Today we visited what is sometimes referred to as 'Penguin City'

January 9, 2014

Juvenile King Penguins

Antarctica Day 12

Today we went ashore at Fortuna Bay and saw plenty of penguins.

January 8, 2014

Shackleton Hike

Antarctica Day 11

We started the day hiking some of the route that Ernest Shackleton once did, and then learnt about the whaling history of Grytviken.

January 7, 2014

King Penguins

Antarctica Day 10

Today we arrived at South Georgia and made our first landfall.

January 6, 2014

Petrel flying

Antarctica Day 9

Over night we had crossed the Antarctic convergence and into the Antarctic circumpolar current. Another day at sea, but it would not be long before we'd arrive at South Georgia.

January 5, 2014

Juvenile Wandering Albratross

Antarctica Day 8

Today we had to find things to fill our day with - it was spent entirely at sea

January 4, 2014

Magellanic Penguins building a nest

Antarctica Day 7

We went ashore again at Port Stanley and saw coastal defences, and penguins.

January 3, 2014

Black-browed Albatross close-up

Antarctica Day 6

Our first stop on the expedition was on the Falklands.

January 2, 2014

Christmas Tree in Heathrow Airport

Antarctica Day 1

With Christmas now behind us, the time had come to start this adventure to Antarctica.

December 28, 2013

Antarctica

It was time to prepare at last for the biggest adventure of my life so far, to the final continent. To Antarctica.

November 1, 2013

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