Antarctica with Apprehension

[Milboo]

That penguin shot is amazing!

 

[Flying mermaid]

I am going to skip forward a lot - most of the photos are going to have to wait but I will try and post this one that I just took

Because we have had such amazing weather the Silver Cloud turned South yesterday and we are heading for the Antarctic Circle - she has never been this far South before. Ms FM and I have our patches on again

A view of the sea from our room

 

[love_the_life]

View attachment 150133 I am going to skip forward a lot - most of the photos are going to have to wait but I will try and post this one that I just took

Because we have had such amazing weather the Silver Cloud turned South yesterday and we are heading for the Antarctic Circle - she has never been this far South before. Ms FM and I have our patches on again

A view of the sea from our room

That’s the beauty of expedition cruises, staff/officers play it by ear and are really keen about providing the best experience for the passengers. It’s a real achievement if you do cross the Antarctic Circle as most don’t. The Arctic is much easier.

 

[bPeteb]

Loving your blog so much Fm. Opened my facebook today and a memory from two years ago is first in the feed - the seal on the baggage carousel at Hobart. We were a day away from heading south to the Ross Sea on The World. Penguins rule!

 

[Flying mermaid]

That’s the beauty of expedition cruises, staff/officers play it by ear and are really keen about providing the best experience for the passengers. It’s a real achievement if you do cross the Antarctic Circle as most don’t. The Arctic is much easier.

this morning was heaps of fun. Crossed the circle and had an initiation ceremony and then there was a polar plunge - Ms FM and SIL did it - Mr FM took photos. Unfortunately Ms FM and Mr FM are rather sea sick again, so photographs will have to wait.

I have taken my patch off and am currently OK, although feeling the roll a little. We are heading back to Ushuaia now, so not sure how much worse it will get. The predictions are for a similar crossing to what we had coming over.

 

[love_the_life]

And there she is

 

[love_the_life]

FM should be well back on terra firma by now. Looks like the ship is on the way back down to the peninsula again. Hope the crossing was smooth or that they had developed their sea legs.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Got to Santiago yesterday and hooray decent internet. The crossing was even smoother coming back, but the 3 of us were pretty miserable again.

My photographer has totally let me down - photos will come but maybe not until we get back to Aus.

Just about to head out for the day to explore Santiago- we enjoyed last night, eating out and playing with dogs in the park. So many dogs - mainly off lead and very friendly

 

[Flying mermaid]

I have been given some more penguin photos

 

[Flying mermaid]

Weddell seals. Only the Leopard seals eat penguins, so they aren't scared of the other types.

Skua birds are different - they were constantly trying to steal eggs and baby penguins

 

[SuePa]

Great shots! You can never have too many penguin photos.

 

[love_the_life]

Jet lagged and waiting for Mr Photographer to decide which ones make the cut?

 

[Pushka]

Jet lagged and waiting for Mr Photographer to decide which ones make the cut?

I can imagine all that unpacking especially in this summer heat. Jet lag. Frustration with Qantas. Trip over. Washing. Yuck I hate coming home.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Finally made it home at 10am this morning and have been madly unpacking and washing. We have to get the fur babies later. Apparently my fur babies bullied the beagles and wouldn’t let them sit on the couch in the doggie apartment. However the beagles stole the fur babies food, so it appears to have been fun and games

When my photographers recover enough to give me photos, I will start posting again. We are about to get Brown Bluff and Hope Bay I think - stunning ice shots with lovely blue colour, although all I will get will probably be Adelie penguins. I shall have to be more demanding

 

[love_the_life]

Finally made it home at 10am this morning and have been madly unpacking and washing. We have to get the fur babies later. Apparently my fur babies bullied the beagles and wouldn’t let them sit on the couch in the doggie apartment. However the beagles stole the fur babies food, so it appears to have been fun and games

When my photographers recover enough to give me photos, I will start posting again. We are about to get Brown Bluff and Hope Bay I think - stunning ice shots with lovely blue colour, although all I will get will probably be Adelie penguins. I shall have to be more demanding

Only got home today? Sorry, thought it was a day or so ago. That jet lag will kick in soon.

 

[Pushka]

Only got home today? Sorry, thought it was a day or so ago. That jet lag will kick in soon.

Nah, that was the problem with the luggage. Qantas held them up because being in J class meant their luggage got tagged as being the very last lot off the plane and they missed a connection.

 

[Flying mermaid]

According to Mr FM I have jumped the gun and we are actually still in day 1 - South Shetlands and particularly Fort Point.

so some general scenery shots

 

[Flying mermaid]

Then of course we have the Chin Strap penguins - LtL's favourites and more Gentoos who are everywhere.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Some seals of course - the Fur seal is really cute

 

[love_the_life]

Then of course we have the Chin Strap penguins - LtL's favourites and more Gentoos who are everywhere.View attachment 150789 View attachment 150790 View attachment 150791 View attachment 150792

Dunno about favourite. I was besotted with them all! As well as the cute little chinstraps, I loved the Kings and their wooly babies, the Adelie quizzical looks and the antics of the Gentoos. Hard to pick a real favourite.
Love the gorgeous blue ice. The cloud is stunning.

Your seals are cute! We had mainly Elephant seals though the fur seal males had started to come ashore. We were warned to give them a wide berth as the testosterone fueled males were particularly nasty.