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Monday, February 8, 2010 Mission Accomplished |
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 08:53 |
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Mission accomplished! We officially crossed the Antarctic Circle at 4:08 a.m.
Today started off as another beautiful, clear sunny day with temperatures around 30 degrees - not bad at all. We cruised further south through the Gullet and witnessed a spectacular avalanche right in front of the ship. I was fortunate to capture most of it on camera.
We boarded the Zodiacs for another cruise through the Antarctic waters and were giddy with excitement as we spotted crabeater and leopard seals sunning themselves on icebergs everywhere we turned. The waters were still calm so we were able to spend a good amount of time viewing the wildlife. Our guides had quite a surprise in store for our Zodiac as they brought us to a place where a humpback whale was sleeping. Apparently this is a rare sight!
This afternoon was quite a different story! The weather turned and we now experienced our first true Antarctic weather - rough seas and bitter cold winds made our crossing to Detaille island quite an event. But that of course is part of the adventure and what we came here to experience. We trudged through deep snow and ice as we explored the small island. Time ashore was limited because of the weather conditions and we are all back on ship again warm and cozy and eagerly awaiting tomorrow's adventures
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