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Antarctica, the Falklands, and South Georgia

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by: Nancy
A trip beyond expectations, seven friends set out to cruise the southern seas.

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Antarctica, the Falklands, and South Georgia

Want to go? Ortelius: Antarctic Peninsula

I went to: Argentina, Ushuaia, Falkland Islands, Saunders Island, East Falkland Island, Stanley, Antarctica, Scotica Sea, South Georgia, Salisbury Plain, Grytviken, Gold Harbor, South Orkney Islands, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Brown Bluff, Cuverville Island, Drake Passage, Buenos Aires
Hey baby, check out this awesome rock.Martial Glacier, ArgentinaErin and Nancy discover the Beagle StoutAdelie penguins in love. Or perhaps just lust.Adelie penguin with juvenileAdelie penguin and juvenileAdelie penguin and chickAdelie penguinAdelie penguinThree adelies in a rowAdelie penguin striking a posePaulette IslandAdelies roosting in old structures from expeditions of yoreIcePaulette IslandIceWho's checking out who?Gentoo: I've got something to say.Erin at Brown Bluff, AntarcticaGentoo contemplating lifeErin and friends on Brown Bluff, AntarcticaI think I can fly!Chinstrap penguin in Antarctica (penguins + ice = adoorable)Weddell SealLeopard seal, basking in the sunLeopard seal: c'mon get happy!Leopard seal, showin' some teeth!Glacier ice: beautiful but too big for our bar drinksWhale tail!Anne looks on as Erin tries to escape from her drysuitGentoo traversing the Penguin Highway, Cuverville IslandGentoos of Cuverville IslandI ate snow for 15 minutes straight.Wait until she sees this rock - she's mine!Skua steals gentoo egg, and then can't quite break it openWhat are you looking at? Well?Antarctica skua, penguin predatorBarf bags lined the hallway as soon as we hit the open oceanShag Rocks - first land we'd seen in daysSouth Georgian Shag (that cormorant to you and I)Black-browed albatross, Falkland IslandsRockhopper penguin, Falkland IslandsBlack-browed albatross pair, Falkland IslandsBlack-browed albatross and chick, Falkland IslandsA Rockhopper mother's love, Falkland IslandsSo my arms don't touch the ground, so what?Black-browed albatross and chick, Falkland IslandsRockhooper chick, Falkland IslandsRockhopper penguin, Falkland IslandsStriated caracara, Falkland IslandsThis is my piece of dirt and I'm not giving it up!March of the GentoosGentoo chicks, Falkland IslandsThe Marina Svetaeva, Falkland IslandsI'm either hungry or angry, I can't decideGentoo X 2, Falkland IslandsMagellanic Penguin, peering out of burrow, Falkland IslandsGentoo, Falkland IslandsRockhopper completing a rock hop, Falkland IslandsGentoo and Magellanics, Falkland IslandsFalkland Islands Flightless SteamerduckBlack-browed albatross on chick, literallyRockhopper's Delight, Falkland IslandsMagellanic penguin finishing up a swim, Falkland IslandsSkua and fluffball chick: even predators start out adorableMagellanic penguin burrows on grassy hillside with sheepGentoo runs to tell Anne important news!Gentoo penguin, a pretty pretty boy, Falkland IslandsErin with friends, Falkland IslandsSouth Georgia Island, Shackleton walkSouth Georgia Island, Shackleton walkAnne and Nancy eat up at the barbequeOur ship picks us up after Shackleton walk, S. Georgia Isl.Mary Ann, South Georgia Island, Shackleton walkThese fur seals think they're fierce. We let them believe itBrian, Mary Ann, Nancy, Erin, Dave, Anne, and LynnAppeasement Happy Hour with Ian and ChelseaThe broads of 341: Nancy, Anne, and ErinZucchini penguins: a rare speciesLooking for whales and birds off the front deckThis glacier ice was just right for our bar drinks!Magellanic penguins, Gypsy Cove, Falkland IslandsGypsy Cove, Falkland IslandsGypsy Cove, Falkland IslandsStanley, Falkland IslandsWar Memorial, Falkland IslandsKing penguin adult and juvenile, South Georgia IslandSalisbury Plain, S. Georgia Island - those are all penguinsJuvenile king penguins in brown fur coats, South Georgia IsKing penguins incubating eggs, South Georgia IslandJuvenile king penguin, South Georgia IslandSalisbury Plain, South Georgia IslandJuvenile kin penguins, South Georgia IslandShackleton's grave, Grytviken, South Georgia IslandLinda models the wetskins - fashion statement of the southFur seal, juvenileGrytviken, South Georgia Island - remains of a whaling townKing penguin v. fur seal, Grytviken, South Georgia IslandElephant seal, Grytviken, South Georgia IslandElephant seal pretending to sleep, Grytviken, S. Georgia Is.Elephant seal yawning, Grytviken, South Georgia IslandKing penguin, Grytviken, South Georgia IslandNancy with albatross, Grytviken Museum, South Georgia IslandHome sweet home (for 19 days): the Marina Svetaeva Elephant seal beauty, Grytviken, South Georgia IslandFur seal pup, Grytviken, South Georgia IslandMy hand - it's just so delicious!I think I had that cold.King penguins in profile, Gold Harbour, S. Georgia IslandGentoos on the run!This fur coat is super warm!Reindeer, South Georgia IslandGiant Petrel, South Georgia IslandElephant seals have a hard time finding hiding spotsOh, those eyes.King penguin, Gold Harbour, S. Georgia IslandGold Harbour, S. Georgia IslandFur seal + king penguins, Gold Harbour, S. Georgia IslandFace off, Gold Harbour, S. Georgia IslandGold Harbour, S. Georgia IslandGold Harbour, S. Georgia IslandGold Harbour, S. Georgia IslandI'm a big boy, Gold Harbour, S. Georgia IslandKeepin' cool, Gold Harbour, S. Georgia IslandSea monster tussle, Gold Harbour, S. Georgia IslandSea monster tussle, Gold Harbour, S. Georgia Island

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