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Heading south towards the ice...December 17, 2008
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Once we left Campbell Island, we headed south towards the ice. Jonas, our Expedition Leader, had explained that the weather conditions were very bad at Enderby Island, so it would serve no purpose to try and make a landing with a low pressure system seemingly fixed over this area.
We still had lots of wonderful albatross soaring around the ship, enjoying the winds and - maybe - the continuous rain. For us - less well adapted to the environment - the deck was not so pleasant.
Fog and Campbell Island - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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We had a little more rolling as we work this morning. With the wind and wet weather came fog. Typical conditions for these latitudes, and welcomed by the birds. A wonderful albatross flew all around the ship with some Cape Petrels - also known as Pintados.
We had a fleeting glimpse of sea lions in the water, before our presentation all about penguins.
At 11 AM, we attended a briefing about our visit to Campbell Island. We saw maps of the island and the boardwalk along which we would stroll.
At sea - Monday, December 15, 2008
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Around 4 AM this morning, the icebreaker began to roll. We knew we had entered open water. However, for this portion of the subantarctic seas, conditions were fairly mild. It was a good chance to get our sea legs, and become used to the rather peculiar movements of Kapitan Khlebnikov.
We were awakened again, at 7:30 AM, by Jonas, announcing breakfast and informing of us current weather conditions.
Embarkation, Sunday, December 14, 2008
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The motor coach drive from Christchurch to Lyttelton was under overcast skies. After 45 minutes, we emerged from the mountain tunnel to see before us, a lovely little port surrounded on three sides by mountians.
Great Antarctic Explorers aboard Kapitan Khlebnikov
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Erica Wikander is aboard the only polar-class icebreaker equipped for expedition travel in Antarctica. She is en route from Lyttleton, New Zealand to the Ross Sea.
Video Blog - Penguins
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To view the video of penguins-hangin-out click on the link.
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Video Blog - Icebreaking
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To view the video of clipper-adventurer-icebreaking click on the link.
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Video Blog - Drake Passage
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To view the video of the drake-passage-porthole-view click on the link.
To view the video of the
Sean Kervin
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Sean Kervin is a business consultant from CO, USA. He is an adventurer aboard our Clipper Adventurer on the Classic Antarctica
