Antarctica travel stories

Chicks, Shags, and Merry Olde England January 10, 2004

Across a tiny inlet from Port Lockroy is Jougla Point, which had 726 breeding pairs of Gentoo penguins this season. Researchers have been studying the effects of human visitors on these birds for y...

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Baby, Baby, It's a Wild Wor January 10, 2004

Petermann Island was full of -- you guessed it! -- more penguins (even headless ones :-). Both Adelies and Gentoos with multiple rookeries spread out across the terrain. But just when you think...

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At a Glacial Pace January 11, 2004

Neko Harbor was our final landing and the second one on the peninsula. Had a little bit of wildlife -- a small Gentoo rookery, a couple Crab-Eater seals on icebergs, and some Skua nests. But the ...

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Seal of Approval January 11, 2004

The Melchior Islands are a small gathering near the eastern edge of the Drake Passage. As our final outing, the Melchior cruise was a perfect finale to our Antarctic journey. Ship's historian ...

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Back to Reality January 15, 2004

What is this strange darkness that falls upon the land around 5pm? I haven't seen that for weeks. The darkest it gets during the Antarctic summer is like a twilight around midnight for a couple...

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