Antarctic Peninsula
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Endeavour, Endeavour the 6th of November
Last year at the beginning of November I waved goodbye to Ushuaia aboard the Ocean Endeavour. For the first time in my life I was Antarctica bound as a trainee guide with the Quark Academy. I am fortunate to be working aboard the Ocean Endeavour again this year and the 6th of November will mark the first departure of the season for this vessel. As I think back to that first voyage I can clearly remember the buzz and excitement that filled the air on board. I’m not sure who was more excited; Passengers and trainees on their maiden voyage to the last continent or the seasoned expedition team members and returning passengers eager to return to an untouched land. It felt like we were explorers. What would await us down south? Had the sea ice melted enough for us to conduct any landings? Had the penguins returned to mate? Our Expedition Leader, Shane Evoy, kept us updated of our position and the conditions. On our second day at sea there were large clusters of sea ice with a few Antarctic sea lions on them. In the afternoon we had our first landing in the South Shetland Islands. There were plenty of penguins. Many pairs of Gentoo penguins and Chinstrap penguins were mating. Some were already starting to build their nests from the pebbles that were starting to become visible under the slowly melting snow. These were carefully positioned and the occasional tail feather was added. Once alongside the peninsula, our schedule became a little […]
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