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Expedition departure, The M/V Ushuaia in port - Martin, Ruth, Rich, Nicki, Ed, Wanda, Tracey
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Departing Ushuaia - port at the end of the world
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Moonlight as we cruise the Beagle Channel heading South
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Drake Passage at a 42 degree angle - not nice!
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Drake Passage II - still not nice
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Tabular icebergs (broken from huge ice shelves)
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Katja and Wanda on first Zodiac landing
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Half Moon Island - chinstrap penguin rookery
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Chinstrap penguin and chicks (3 weeks old)
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Weddell Seal, Half Moon island
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Gentoo penguins, Half Moon Island
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Gentle trek, half moon island
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Camara Argentine Naval Station, Half Moon Island
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Volcanic activity, Deception Island, Day 3 pm
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Disused Norwegian whaling station, Deception Island
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Bizarre remains of previous life
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Gentoo penguins, Deception island
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Fur seal, Deception island
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The Brits take a dip in -1.8 degree Antarctic waters!
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Misty icebergs - flows getting heavier further South
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Stunning icebergs reflecting in still waters
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First snows near Rongé Island
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Minke whales approach ship
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Minke Whales play to the crowds
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Minke comes up to breathe
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Minkes play round the Zodiacs
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Neko Harbour landing, Rongé Island, day 4 am
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Gentoo Penguins and me, Neko Harbour
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Neko harbour landing site
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'Penguin' highway demonstrated
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Neko harbour glacier view
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Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, day 4 pm
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Penguin rookery, Neko Harbour
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More penguins and icebergs
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Summiting Rongé Island for views of ice-scattered bay
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Ruth butt sliding down to landing site
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Landing instructions from Pablo, Pleneau Island, day 5
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Penguins in the sun, Pleneau
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Solitary penguin, Pleneau Island
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Bergs at twilight, Pleneau island
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Bergs from Pleneau Island
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Another stunning view from Pleneau
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Eerie twilight on Pleneau
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Pre sunset from top of Pleneau island
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Zodiac cavalry arriving at Pleneau
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Chilean station, Paradise bay
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Champagne to celebrate landing on the White Continent
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Only other ship we saw in a week, Paradise Bay
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Zodiac cruising/ seal spotting
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Crabeater seal on bergs, Yalour islands
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Crabeater Seal on ice, Pleneau
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M/V Ushuaia in Pleneau Bay
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Lemaire Channel at sunset
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Lemaire channel (aka 'Kodak gap')
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Sailing the Lemaire Channel
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06:00 nr. Wiencke Island, whale watching, day 7
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What a great place for a rookery, guys
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British Antarctic Survey hut, Dorian Bay
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Inside British Antarctic Survey refuge hut, Dorian Bay, Wiencke Island
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Penguin rookery, Dorian Bay
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An extra to join our expedition, Dorian Bay
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Celebrating 7 continents - Wanda, Nicki, Martin
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Gentoo eating snow, Dorian Bay rookery
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Crystal sky, crystal water, crystal snow...
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Why Antarctica is 'the white desert'
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Snowball fights and sunbathing, Dorian Bay
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