Antarctic, 2005

Click on any image to see the larger picture.   1. Our first view of Ushuaia as we prepare to land 2. The Beagle Channel seen during our landing at Ushuaia 3. The Beagle channel from the waterfront in Ushuaia 4. The salvage tug St. Christopher in Ushuaia 5. St Christopher in Ushuaia harbour 6. Ushuaia 7. Ushuaia - End of the World 8. Ushuaia 9. Andrea seen from the main street of Ushuaia 10. Leaving Ushuaia in the early evening 11. Heading off along the Beagle channel 12. Black browed albatross 13. Royal albatross 14. Black browed albatross 15. Our first iceberg 16. Our second iceberg is much smaller 17. Another small iceberg 18. Les photographing icebergs 19. Coming ashore by zodiac at Penguin Island 20. Our first penguins 21. Chinstrap penguin "singing" at the sky 22. Chinstrap penguin singing at the sky 23. Chinstrap penguins on Penguin Island 24. Chinstrap penguins with young chicks 25. A large iceberg in Iceberg Alley 26. Iceberg in storm 27. Storm in Iceberg Alley 28. Iceberg Alley 29. Iceberg Alley 30. More ice in Iceberg Alley 31. Yet another iceberg 32. Spectacular sky after the storm 33. Colours in the ice 34. Colours in the ice 35. Sabine on deck after the storm 36.Ice as we head toward Devil Island 37. A wall of ice ahead of us 38. Blocked by the ice, we must turn back 39. Antarctic Sound coastline 40. Zodiac arriving at Gourdin Island 41. Next zodiac arriving at Gourdin Island 42. Penguin and Seal at Gourdin Island 43. Adelie with chicks on Gourdin Island 44. Gentoo feeding young 45. A hillside of penguins 46. Gentoo with chicks 47. Gentoo with chicks on Gourdin Island 48. Another Gentoo with chicks on Gourdin Island 49. An inquisitive Adelie 50. Chinstrap penguin 51. Blue ice at Gourdin Island 52. Weddell Seal 53. Leopard seal waiting for a meal 54. Leopard seal 55. A group of Adelie penguins about to enter the water 56. Adelie Penguins heading out to sea 57. Adelie penguins heading for the open sea 58. Adelies with two Gentoos opposite Gourdin Island 59. Adelies with one Gentoo 60. Blue ice at Gourdin Island 61. More blue ice 62. Launching the zodiac at Deception Island 63. Sabine and a long abandoned boat at Whalers Bay 64. Old whale oil processing equipment at Whalers Bay 65. Whale oil tanks and equipment at Whalers Bay 66. Old whale oil tanks at Whalers Bay 67. Aboard our zodiac returning to MS Andrea 68. Humpback whales beside the ship 69. Humpback whales beside the ship 70. Our Humpback whales 71. Last view of our Humpback friends 72. A lonely Gentoo penguin on Trinity Island 73. Gentoos on Trinity Island 74. Gentoos 75. Zodiac cruise at Cuverville Island 76. Ice at Cuverville Island 77. Ice shapes on zodiac cruise at Cuverville Island 78. Ice near Cuverville Island 79. Ice near Cuverville Island 80. Ice near Cuverville Island 81. Zodiac cruise at Cuverville Island 82. Blue cave in ice near Cuverville Island 83. Blue cave in ice near Cuverville Island 84. Blue cave in ice near Cuverville Island 85. Floating ice near Cuverville Island 86. Floating ice near Cuverville Island 87. Floating ice near Cuverville Island 88. Floating ice near Cuverville Island 89. Antarctic cormorant on floating ice 90. Another tunnel in floating ice near Cuverville Island 91. Floating ice at Cuverville Island 92. Floating ice near Cuverville Island 93. Penguin on floating ice at Cuverville Island 94. Two gentoos 95. Gentoo with whalebone on Cuverville Island 96. Gentoo on Cuverville Island 97. Two Gentoos 98. Two gentoos on Cuverville Island 99. View from Cuverville Island 100. Shoreline in Paradise Bay 101. Glacier at Paradise Bay 102. Glacier at Paradise Bay 103. Glacier at Paradise Bay 104. Paradise Bay 105. Paradise Bay 106. Andrea in Paradise Bay 107. Crabeater seal asleep on floating ice 108. Blue ice floating in Paradise Bay 109. Approaching Almirante Brown station 110. Alimrante Brown station 111. Hut at Almirante Brown station in Paradise Bay 112. Plaque at Almirante Brown station 113. Arriving at Port Lockroy 114. Port Lockroy 115. Les with Shackleton's sled 116. Gentoo at Port Lockroy with hatching egg 117. Sabine with whale skeleton at Jougla Point 118. Sabine and whalebones at Jougla Point 119. Sabine with whalebones at Jougla Point 120. Two Gentoos at Jougla Point 121. Seal on floating ice 122. On the bridge deck of Andrea 123. On the bridge of MS Andrea 124. Andrea's chart room 125. Iceberg in the Neumayer Channel 126. Shoreline in the Neumayer Channel 127. Neumayer Channel 128. Chinstrap singing to the sky at Hannah Point 129. Elephant seal at Hannah Point 130. Elephant seals at Hannah Point 131. Elephant seals at Hannah Point 132. A carpet of elephant seals at Hannah Point 133. Baby elephant seal at Hannah Point 134. Elephant seal at Hannah Point 135. Young elephant seal bulls at Hannah Point 136. Young elephant seal bulls at Hannah Point 137. Young elephant seal bulls at Hannah Point 138. Young elephant seal bulls at Hannah Point 139. Young elephant seal bulls at Hannah Point 140. Elephant seal at Hannah Point 141. Elephant seals at Hannah Point 142. Elephant seal and Gentoo penguin at Hannah Point 143. The chicks are growing up 144. Chinstraps with chicks at Hannah Point 145. Chinstrap with chick at Hannah Point 146. Wandering Albatross in the Drake Passage 147. Cape Petrel in the Drake Passage 148.Black browed albatross in the Drake Passage 149. Andrea is now back in port in Ushuaia 150. Looking back as we leave Ushuaia