Antarctica

So a couple of years I got the chance to visit Antarctica. It was part of a cruise, so I got to visit Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego. We got to see Whales, Dolphins and Seals.

Here are some of my favourite pictures

Black Browed Albatross.

Heading south from Buenos Airies, once the tempurature dropped and I needed to wear a jumper on deck, there they were.

Together with Giant Petrels just effortlessly floating just above the surface of the water circling the ship.

Once we sailed past Cape Horn and into Drakes Passage, the tempurature dropped further and we woke up to Icebergs

this is my favourite, I love the shape

Here are some images of the waters around the Antactic Peninsula.

Penguins, Chinstrap in this case

Two Gentoo here, though there is evidence of several more

Here are a mix of Chinstrap and Gentoo Penguins hitching a ride

While we were there we saw the Marama as it worked its way through the bergs