Exquisite Beauty and Wildlife of Antarctica..Wow, Wow, Wow

Travel Days 15-16, Expedition Days 7 & 8

Two days have passed, but it has been so busy with expeditions to see fur seals,

crabeater seals, chinstrap penguins,

 crystal clear vistas,

Beautiful rock formations

penguin highways, pastel pink sun dips,

calving glaciers and icebergs,

and today, hump back whales, that I  haven't wanted to take the time to be indoors.

We were headed for the Shetland Islands tomorrow, but a storm is brewing in Drake's passage, so we are sticking close to the shoreline tomorrow for one last day on the peninsula.  We'll let the storm pass and head back to Ushuaia in a few days.

This evening, 49 imtrepid people, jumped off the gangway on deck three for the polar plunge.  I am reporting that we were not in the count.  We heard some pretty good obscenities and it was fun to watch while snug in our polar jackets! Spending a night sleeping on The Antarctic Continent in the snow and ice was a little more tame, and we didn't have to have a defibrilator on hand.

Last Days in Antarctica.
When I don't blog on a daily basis, everything in my mind begins to run together.  Here are some final photos of our last two days cruising through the ice fields and enjoying the incredbily beauty at the bottom of the earth!

Weddell Seal

So Many Whales, Up Close and Personally Sprayed

Leopard Seal - Big tooth Penguin Eater

All is Well with the Worrall Travel Rs in Antarctica

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