Cruising to Antarctica and South America with many photos

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Not long after breakfast the weather began to clear

 

 

A floating ice blanket

 

 

 

 

Close up

 

 

 

 

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Looking ahead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A few more photos and videos from this beautiful area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penguin sighting !  Without binoculars or a telephoto they looked like dots .

 

 

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More scenic cruising

 

 

Does anybody else see a ladies face on the mountain on the left ?

 

 

 

Comfort food for lunch

 

 

 

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 Scenic cruising

 

 

Looks like an ice crown

 

 

 

The Uber back to Palmer Station

 

 

The cameraman in the lower left got a good closeup

 

 

 

 

And as they left , the weather was about to change again .

 



[Walt fan]

The glaciers!!  The food!! Your pics!!!  So enjoying.  

[cat shepard]

One can almost feel the cold in your pics. And I did see a somewhat abstract ladies face  in your pic.

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14 hours ago, Walt fan said:

The glaciers!!  The food!! Your pics!!!  So enjoying.  

 

Thanks Walt fan they bring back some good memories .

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12 hours ago, cat shepard said:

One can almost feel the cold in your pics. And I did see a somewhat abstract ladies face  in your pic.

 

Yeah , we like those cold weather visits compared to the heat that we currently in .

 

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A little more scenery before dinner

 

 

 

A sailboat sighting 

 

 

The Ocean Tramp

 

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

Wonderful glacier pictures and food pictures.

 

Love the penguins on the ice.

 

No -- I could not see the ladies face on the glacier -- but my eye sight is not good.

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1 hour ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

Wonderful glacier pictures and food pictures.

 

Love the penguins on the ice.

 

No -- I could not see the ladies face on the glacier -- but my eye sight is not good.

 

More penguins coming up soon . I also have eyesight problems and a telephoto lens or binoculars really were needed on this cruise .

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We found out that you can order escargot 24 hours in advance . And so , dinner is served in Bistro 7030 .

 

 

 

Scallops

 

 

The lamb chops were excellent !

 

 

This was my favorite dessert on the cruise

 

 

 

 

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Icebergs , Penguins and Whales , oh my 

 

The day dawned gray and overcast in a sea of icebergs

 

 

 

 

Suddenly the TV announcements came to life

 

 

 

 

Penguins on ice

 

 

 

Some jumped in for a swim

 

 

[puppycanducruise]

Great pictures.

Love those penguins.

Thanks.

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16 minutes ago, puppycanducruise said:

Great pictures.

Love those penguins.

Thanks.

 

Thank you , we love the penguins also and my wife got some cute videos .  

Edited March 13, 2019 by scubacruiserx2

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 Snowbird

 

 

It's snowing

 

 

 

A Gentoo and a Chinstrap penguin

 

 

The Chinstrap taking the plunge

 

 

 

 

It was really cool watching the penguins swim and jump up on the icebergs as seen in these video clips .

 

 

 

 

 

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The sea grew very calm

 

 

 

 

 

Several Humpback Whales in the distance

 

 

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Some nice icebergs in this area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

including one's with penguins , some near 

 

 

and some far .

 

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59 minutes ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

Some nice icebergs in this area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

including one's with penguins , some near 

 

 

and some far .

 

 

The next area was pretty and had more life in it

 

 

 

 

A glacier spotted

 

 

a change to the telephoto 

 

 

 

 

Suddenly , we heard a spout and a tail came up .

 

 

[Walt fan]

So I have had a really rough week at work. And then I come here and take a deep breath and stare at glaciers, and penguins (wonderful), and whales (beyond wonderful).  All is good.  Thank you.  

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27 minutes ago, Walt fan said:

So I have had a really rough week at work. And then I come here and take a deep breath and stare at glaciers, and penguins (wonderful), and whales (beyond wonderful).  All is good.  Thank you.  

 

Sorry about the tough work week . We love the beauty of nature and penguins usually put a smile on our faces .  

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The tails were getting closer and larger

 

 

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We had arrived at a penguin colony

 

 

And the Captain was moving the ship around so that both sides of the ship could see it

 

 

We didn't get too close to the mountain though

 

 

 

Telephoto time

 

 

The brown trails were made by the penguins and we could smell them

 

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We were trying  for so closer shots of the penguins but the Humpback whales divided our attention