One last post from Antarctica.....

Hey Everybody!

So, on the morning of November 19th we made landfall on the Peninsula at Paradise Harbour - an actual shore excursion on the Antarctic Mainland! The Argentinian Station is here - Brown Base.

The snow was quite deep here - there were places where I fell in thigh-deep, but getting out was manageable (and amusing). We also did some zodiac cruising. Here are a few pics from the morning:

Later the same day, we made landfall at a second mainland Harbour (Orne). Some people hiked a steep & slippery trail to see a Chinstrap Penguin colony. I knew I could walk up the hill, but wasn't looking forward to the icy walk down. Thus, on this last shore excursion of the trip I hung out at the base of the mountain for awhile and then had a most excellent final zodiac cruise. Many people skipped this last cruise and/or had shorter excursion with a less adventurous driver.

I was most pleased to get up close to these huge snow dunes in a hidden cove way out in the bay.

And we were able to get up closer to glaciers on this final Antarctic outing: I did mention my favorite color here was blue, right :-)

Once again, thanks for traveling along on this voyage that took forever to post. I think I have a little more from Easter Island and we'll be all caught up. More soon.....

 

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