Blue ice Ice absorbs the red end of the light spectrum better than the blue end by a factor of about x6 so red light absorbed blue light reflected. Snow is flakes so light is all reflected not like compacted ice.
I'll leave the science to Henry, instead I'll just say wow! Amazing photos! I can picture exactly where you are but our photos aren't a patch on yours. Glad you are enjoying yourselves. xx
this looks amazing - sounds fantastic - Christian is particularly interested in the 12 year old whisky on 500 year old ice - a nice touch - beats Bells on ice! can;t wait to read more. just catching up on all your posts - loved the strictly picture - its typical you go all that way and see some amazing sights and its the silly strictly pic that gets us waylors all commenting!!! xxxxx
blue ice Henry is not entirely right, blue ice is specially made by the good lord to compliment bombay gin, another of the good lords beautiful provisions. Miss you both loads already, I'll join you back at the blue ice, I'll bring the Bombay
Wow - looks amazing. The picture post card photos look really professional, but also a bit unreal because you sort of expect to see snow on the green bits!! Do they get any snow?
gorgeous And even more so with the scientific explanation -- thanks Henry! (If it was anyone else I'd say you'd just Googled that, but I reckon that's exactly the sort of trivia you have on hand for exactly moments like this.) I don't even like whiskey and I'm jealous of that drink at the end of it. xx
Blue ice All ice is blue, just like water. The reason most of it looks white is because of air bubbles. In glaciers the air bubbles can get squeezed out by the enormous pressure.
If it is brown or red that means penguins have been pooing on it.
Blue ice Thanks for the science bit and the warning about penguin poo although the colour will depend on what the penguins have been eating and whether they have introduced air by farting!
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Good photo
Love it. Am increasingly jealous