So, personally, I found Antarctica stunning, but in a way that weighs on you. Maybe these pictures of landscapes get that across a little bit. Ice, rocks, wind and ocean for days and days.
Most of these were taken when it was sunny - half the time it was misty with low hanging clouds, which gave the place an unreal vibe. With a little imagination you could imagine our cruise boat was crossing the Styx.
Most of these were taken when it was sunny - half the time it was misty with low hanging clouds, which gave the place an unreal vibe. With a little imagination you could imagine our cruise boat was crossing the Styx.
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| A skua - probaby the most common bird (other than penguins). Like a Antarctic version of a crow, it scavenges what it can find. |
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| Dramatic lighting on th icepack, with zodiacs next to the bergs front right. With summer in full swing, the ice is spars. A few months ago everything would have been a sheet of ice. All that´s left are pieces of bigger icebergs which fell off of glaciers. |
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| A few pensioners taking their afternoon stroll. |
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| That big iceberg is about the size of a college football stadium. |
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| Cruising the Antarctic fjords. |
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| Low clouds over the continent. |
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| Morning lighting in one of better shielded bays. There are sailboat tours to Antarctica too - it takes almost twice as long to cross the Drake Passage, and the boats stick to the more sheltered harbors. |
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Leaving Tierra del Fuego with squalls in the background. |
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| Moving through the ice - some of which gets carved into these beautiful and grotesque shapes. |
