In the minds eye we see what documentaries and nature programs on TV provide for us as reference before we get to Antarctica. When you actually get there the reality sets in and you are hit with the majesty of all that surrounds you. The sound and smells of penguins and the seals, the massive vistas, all of the creatures you come upon and the glacial ice that is everywhere. It isn’t what you thought it would be, its better. When my lady first broached the subject of the trip, I was balking at the price tag for this adventure. She convinced me to spend the extra by assuring me we would get a good deal of time on the land as well as just floating offshore. I am glad that I listened to her, she wasn’t wrong. The zodiac rides could take you places that were otherwise inaccessible and walking among the seals and penguins was unlike anything else I’ve eve done. Plus the big bonus of getting to photograph it all! As I process the files I get taken back to that day and time and tend to get lost in my reverie. I think of New Years in Buenos Aries and visiting a ranchero to have authentic Argentine food and wine with a Gaucho show afterwards. I remember the sunset on our first day aboard ship and how calm the Passage was. The first sightings of icebergs and my first glimpse of the Continent. The Wandering Albatross as we crossed over at the convergence and how difficult it was to get a clear shot with the right angle to show the length of it's wings. And of course the glaciers and wildlife we saw along the way.
More to come later. Thanks for looking.
Pete

In the minds eye we see what documentaries and nature programs on TV provide for us as reference before we get to Antarctica. When you actually get there the reality sets in and you are hit with the majesty of all that surrounds you. The sound and smells of penguins and the seals, the massive vistas, all of the creatures you come upon and the glacial ice that is everywhere. It isn’t what you thought it would be, its better. When my lady first broached the subject of the trip, I was balking at the price tag for this adventure. She convinced me to spend the extra by assuring me we would get a good deal of time on the land as well as just floating offshore. I am glad that I listened to her, she wasn’t wrong. The zodiac rides could take you places that were otherwise inaccessible and walking among the seals and penguins was unlike anything else I’ve eve done. Plus the big bonus of getting to photograph it all! As I process the files I get taken back to that day and time and tend to get lost in my reverie. I think of New Years in Buenos Aries and visiting a ranchero to have authentic Argentine food and wine with a Gaucho show afterwards. I remember the sunset on our first day aboard ship and how calm the Passage was. The first sightings of icebergs and my first glimpse of the Continent. The Wandering Albatross as we crossed over at the convergence and how difficult it was to get a clear shot with the right angle to show the length of it's wings. And of course the glaciers and wildlife we saw along the way.
More to come later. Thanks for looking.
Pete