There are few adventures better than traveling to Antarctica, one of my favorite places anywhere on the globe. Why? All of the amazing landscapes and opportunities to view wildlife…
Setting sail from Ushuaia, Argentina
Crossing the Drake Passage
Watching for icebergs from the bridge
The first sight of land along the Antarctic peninsula!
Watching the fighting elephant seals
Stopping off at Poland’s Arctowski Research Station
Which way from Arctowski?
A running Adelie penguin near Arctowski
An alligator-like glowing iceberg
In the ship’s bar
Cruising into – yes, into – Deception Island
Exploring Deception Island’s old whaling station
Cruising into Paradise Bay
Climbing above Paradise Bay
Spouting humpback whales!
British research station Port Lockroy
Inside Lockroy’s living quarters
A cookout on the ship’s deck with the Port Lockroy team
A rhino-like iceberg
Two adelie penguins
A gentoo penguin tending to its chick
Peek-a-boo seal!
A chinstrap penguin who wants a hug
Massive crevasses on an enormous glacier
A thorny-like iceberg
A seal who needs his belly scratched
On deck of the ship cruising home
So jealous, Jason. This is one of my dream trips! I’ve read a number of books about Antarctica, “Mountains of Madness” be my favorite.
Wonderful photos!
Thanks! Make your dream trip a reality. It’s more than worth it. As a matter of fact, after going through my photos, I may have to book another trip!
Awesome photos Jason, especially the one illustrating the first sight of land along the Antarctic peninsula, so cool!
I have a hard time picking a favorite since I love them all, but one I have framed at home is of the penguin running along the shoreline by Arctowski Research Station. I like how the clouds melt into the mountains across the water.
The pictures from the research and whaling stations look amazing! Antarctica is the #1 place in the world I’d love to work someday, but sadly they don’t actually need a lot of archaeologists there.
After my travels, I thought about working down there. I don’t know if I could cut it, though, what with being so far away from family and all. It would be pretty amazing, though. Hopefully you can make it!
I’ve worked in some pretty remote places in Alaska and the Yukon – but I admit it does help knowing I could leave if I wanted to. It wouldn’t be that easy in Antarctica!