After the leopard seal attack, kayaking was actually pretty anti-climactic. We got out on the water for about 10 minutes before freezing water managed to work its way into the boat and from there up Rachel's pant legs. That, along with an ever-more-curious leopard seal, was enough to cut our kayaking short, but not before we got a few obligatory shots.
Resting Place - Antarctic gull resting on an iceberg.
- Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Faster Than A Speeding Mountain - I believe this is an Antarctic tern, but I can't totally tell here.
- Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Frozen Textures - Different textures created by different types of erosion of this iceberg. You can see the effects of wind, water and temperature changes here.
- Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Ice Fringe - Beautiful ice in Antarctica.
- Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Ice Wand - We kept getting closer and closer to the icicles. We didn't realize Rob was taking us still closer and Rachel almost bumped her head. She did get a pretty souvenir though!
- Photo by Kevin Fox
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On Edge - The rotten edge of this fast ice (Ice flow attached to the land) in the Penola Straight in Antarctica.
- Photo by Kevin Fox
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Ice Plates - Sections of ice flow (sea water that has frozen) which have been pressed up against each other till one overlapped. If these were continental plates there might have been an earth quake, but in this smaller case, it may just refreeze this way and we shall have a very odd ice flow.
- Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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A Rare Antarctic Rob - This is an amazing sighting of the very rare species of Antarctic Rob. Related to the New Zealand Kiwi, this red breasted creature will explore Antarctica with great zeal!
- Photo by Kevin Fox
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Two Nuts in a Kayak - Kevin and I in an inflatable kayak in Antarctica.
- Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Table of Contents:
Introduction: Telling the Story posted Jan 10, 2009
Day 0: Positioning posted Jan 12, 2009
Leaving, on a jet plane posted Jan 12, 2009
Day 1: The Herc posted Jan 15, 2009
Day 1: Penguino posted Jan 16, 2009
Day 2: Chicken posted Jan 17, 2009
Day 2: Leopard posted Jan 19, 2009
Day 2: Snow Day posted Jan 22, 2009
Day 2: Shipwreck posted Jan 26, 2009
Day 2: Totally Tabular posted Jan 27, 2009
Day 3: Gentoo Cute posted Jan 29, 2009
Day 3: Lichen Shag Glacier posted Feb 3, 2009
Day 3: Palmer Station Visit posted Feb 9, 2009
Day 4: Icy Penguins posted Feb 11, 2009
Day 4: Adelie Awesome posted Feb 15, 2009
Day 4: Leopard Seal Attack posted Feb 17, 2009
» Day 4: Kayak posted Feb 19, 2009
Day 4: Vernadsky Station Visit posted Feb 23, 2009
Day 4: Vernadsky Sunset posted Feb 25, 2009
Day 5: Antarctic Circle posted Feb 27, 2009
Day 5: Polar Plunge posted Mar 5, 2009
Day 5: Mouth of The Gullet posted Mar 13, 2009
Day 5: Ice Camping posted Mar 18, 2009
Day 6: Flamingos on Ice posted Mar 20, 2009
Day 6: Mountain Climbing posted Mar 24, 2009
Day 6: Ice Textures posted Mar 26, 2009
Day 6: Antarctic New Years posted Apr 2, 2009
Day 7: Crystal Sound Icebreaker posted Apr 9, 2009
Day 7: Abandoned Antarctica: Base W - Part 1 posted Apr 17, 2009
Day 7: Abandoned Antarctica: Base W - Part 2 posted Apr 21, 2009
Day 8: Bird Watching in the Fish Islands posted Apr 23, 2009
Day 8: Icee Day - Part 1 posted May 5, 2009
Day 8: Icee Day - Part 2 posted May 11, 2009
Day 9: Port Lockroy - Base A posted May 20, 2009
Bonus Chapter: Baby Penguins! posted May 21, 2009
Day 9: Antarctic Humpback Whales posted June 3, 2009
Day 9: Dallmann Butt Sliding posted June 11, 2009
Day 10: Birthday Whales posted June 23, 2009
Day 10: Hannah Point Part 1: The Birds posted July 15, 2009
Day 10: Hannah Point Part 2: Elephant Seals posted July 22, 2009
Day 10: Deception Island - Part 1: Walking on the Moon posted Dec 11, 2009
Day 10: Deception Island - Part 2: The Martian Chronicles of Oz posted Dec 15, 2009
Day 1: Emperor Penguins posted Jan 8, 2010
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