Back across the Drake |
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![]() The impressive 3m wingspan of the albatross |
![]() Giant petrel cruising by |
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![]() The big seas of the Drake Passage through our cabin window |
![]() View from the bridge as the Ocean Nova crashes through the big seas |
![]() Wave breaking over the bows |
Epilogue |
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![]() One of the many seabirds that accompanied us |
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![]() A bleak and snowy welcome to Antarctica |
![]() First landing on the Antarctic continent |
![]() A trip amongst the icebergs |
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![]() Ocean Nova dwarfed by the Antarctic landscape |
![]() The amazing blue-tinted world of the iceberg |
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![]() On the sea-ice in the caldera of Deception Island |
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![]() Humpback whales cruising by |
![]() Antarctic Landscape - the serenity of Half Moon Island |
![]() Antarctic Landscape - Barrientos Island |
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![]() Gentoo penguin - Petermann Island |
![]() Adelie penguin - Charcot Cove |
![]() Chinstrap penguin - Orne Harbour |
![]() King penguin - Barrientos Island |
![]() Kelp gull and antarctic vegetation |
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![]() The great southern petrel |
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![]() Sea-elephant at play |
![]() Weddell seal |
![]() Portrait of a sea-elephant |
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