21 Jan 2013
Seals on Ice
We have pushed through 300 miles of ice of varying densities and are now in open water on our Ross Sea adventure and headed to Ross Island with an ETA late tomorrow night. The bonus of pushing through ice is the proximity of wildlife. Today for example we saw all four species of Antarctic Seals, Firstly there was yet another rare Ross’s seal, then a couple of Weddell Seals, one lone Leopard Seal and numerous Crab Eaters.
20 Jan 2013
We continued throughout the night and morning to push through moderately heavy ice. As we approached 70° South it thinned out and we were able to pi…READ MORE
18 Jan 2013
There is ice as far as you can see and scattered around on the ice floes and in the water are Emperor Penguins, Adelie Penguins and Crabeater Seals.…READ MORE
