These two I met before we boarded the ship. Ali (in the blue) is from Australia. Sue is from London. We hit it off staright away. Hope to keep in touch with both. Ali has already invited me over for xmas 2013!!

Yankee Harbour gained its name from the frequent activity here of American sealers in the 1820's It was a safe haven for small shipsand is today for yachts. It is good place for hiking without disturbing the wildlife. Weddell seal sunbathing in picture..

Killer Whale, Mom Dad and Baby. Awesome to see. Not sure whereabouts this was taken but in Antartica..

Isnt this an amazing iceberg? I was swept away by the beauty of it. All the ice in Antarctica is made up of fresh water. Most of all of Antarctica's moisture falls as snow and seldom melts in the cold conditions and so it piles up on top of flakes from the last snowfall. The weight compresses and over the course of several years turns to balls of 'firn'. Afer a few more years of snow accumulation the firn becomes ice. this results in the build up of glaciers...

Isnt this an amazing iceberg? I was swept away by the beauty of it. All the ice in Antarctica is made up of fresh water so seldom melts in the cold conditions and so piles up on top of the flakes from the last snowfall. The weight of the snowfall on snowfall compresses as flakes and over the course of several years the snow turns to little granulated balls called "firn" After a few years of snow accumulation the firn becomes ice. A little lecture there for you...