Our morning stop was Neko Harbour, our first landing on the Antarctic Peninsula. In the afternoon, we stopped at Port Lockroy, a former British Station, with a museum and gift shop.
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| Cheli and Pam welcome us to the Antarctic mainland |
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| Local penguin and chick welcome us to the Antarctic mainland |
We had the choice of remaining near shore with the penguins (which Brenda did) or hiking in the snow (which I did).
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| Penguin observing hikers, or vice versa |
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| Penguins being observed from the sky |
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| The hikers |
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| My 7th continent! |
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| The hikers continue |
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| Meanwhile, back in the harbor, another Quark ship joins the Sea Spirit |
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| A Weddell seal |
And some obligatory penguin shots (these are all Gentoos)
After lunch, we sailed to
Port Lockroy, on Goudier Island. Port Lockroy is a former British base, which now serves as a museum and gift shop. It's also the only place where you can send mail from Antarctica. It is staffed by 4 people during the summer (our winter).
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| Approaching the base |
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| I am hoping that this picture will make it into the Michigan Alumnus magazine. |
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| A hut at Port Lockroy |
The next few shots are from the museum at Port Lockroy, which shows what life was like there when it was used as a base. The base was in use between World War II and 1962.
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| The southernmost bar in the world |
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| In the gift shop |
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| One of the Port Lockroy staffers |
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| Mailing our postcards. Yours is still in transit. |
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| Additional Port Lockroy residents |
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| Leaving Port Lockroy |
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| I pity the people who have to sail on this boat |
Next --
Pleneau Island, Lemaire Channel, and Palmer Station
