Blogs from Antarctica - page 20

16th January half Moon Island, Decepcion Island, South Shetland Island. Yesterday was a blue day – perfect for photographs and we saw the most majestic scenery in bright sunlight. There were whales, penguins a plenty and seals to photography and most of the people on board spent the whole day outside. Needless to say there were sunburnt faces last night. No protection from pollution here. We cruised past two research stations down the passage ways to Decepcion Island, the South Shetland Island, Half Moon and Livingstone Island. The sea is full of small icebergs that the ship is negotiating and gently pushing aside and avoiding the huge ones that look like white/blue palaces in fairytales. Photography does not do credit to what we are seeing but I’ve taken hundreds of images. Last night, being a clear ... read more

Actually going to Palmer Station which is not on the list. Friday 13th January 2012 A quiet passage across from Patagonia (the southern area of south America) and we woke to calm waters and grey skies. We must have escaped the bad weather. Everyone is very excited on the ship about the prospect of seeing Antarctica later today. Its much colder now – below zero outside and everyone wrapped up even though they are still marching round the deck. Last night it was still light at 10.30pm and tonight it will be even later. We are now well inside Antarctic waters at 62 degrees south and 061 degrees west. We have been told to not allow light through our cabin windows so I expect the decks will be dark tonight. All to do with birds being ... read more

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We got up early and headed down to the QVB to meet Dave, Anthea and a few of their friends to catch a bus to Spit Bridge. The weather was beautiful so we made sure we had plastered ourselves with sunscreen before we left the flat and it was definitely needed. The walk from Spit Bridge to Manly takes you all around the North side of Sydney Harbour – across deserted beaches, through the bush land, over cliff tops and past some stunning viewing spots with panoramic views of the Harbour. We also passed a spot where some aboriginal carvings have been preserved and across lots of impressive houses with their boats moored up next to private beaches! We saw some wildlife on the walk too with Lizards crossing the path and a bush turkey hiding ... read more

So I’m back from Australia. I will be posting about it over the next week or two at the request of my family. If for some reason you are still getting emails about the blog and you don’t care about me anymore and don’t want to know what I’m up to, then by all means please ignore them. For the rest please enjoy. I left for Australia, my 5th continent and 24ish country, on NOV 28, I thought I was leaving on the 29th and long story short I ended up having 20 minutes to turn in my weapon, pack, and meet the bus. Well I was out of breath and my clothes were not folded but I made it. From Camp Buehring I went to an airforce base for the night, to get a flight ... read more