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What's so Royal about the Royal Tour?
By Blog.Admin
South Georgia King Penguin RookeryThere are 17 (some say 18) species of penguins in the world.
Orcas Everywhere
By Blog.Admin
Saturday 28 February 2009
Orcas everywhere!
Yesterday morning we awoke to find the strong currents had smashed the large chunk of sea ice into which we had ventured the previous evening into tiny pieces. Even so icebergs choked our path to the south and slowed our progress to Devil Island.
Before breakfast I spied seven Snow Petrels and well over a dozen Orcas. Many of the Orcas were covered in diatoms lending a pinkish hue to their flanks. We stayed with the Orcas for a good half hour before inching south once more.
A majority of folks landed on Devil Island and took the walk to one
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Good News!
By Blog.Admin
19 February 2009
The good news is we’re steaming north with all passengers from the Ocean Nova on board.
Yesterday was an extraordinary day. We arrived in Marguerite Bay late in the morning.
Smooth Crossing On The Drake Aboard Clipper Adventurer
By Blog.Admin
27 January 2009
The start of this voyage aboard
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- adelie
- anniversary
- Antarctica - Great Antarctic Explorers
- Anvers Island
- Arctowski Peninsula
- Arthur Harbour
- birthday
- Chinstrap Penguin
- Classic Antarctica - Jan. 24 - Feb. 3
- Clipper Adventurer
- continental landing
- David Sinclair
- Drake Passage
- elephant seals
- engagement
- Errera Channel
- Gerlache Strait
- giant petrels
- Humpback Whales
- Laurie Dexter
- leopard seal
- Nathaniel Palmer
- Neumayer Channel
- Orne Harbour
- Palmer Station
- Torgerson Island
- Weddell seals
- zodiac
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