Antarctica

Antarctica #8 – Plenty of penguins and whales

Dear friends, This will be my last blog from the Antarctic Peninsula, as after this day we just had the long way north across the Drake Passage to Ushuaia before disembarking and heading back to Buenos Aires. Having travelled only a short distance north from the day before we had a morning excursion to the [...]

Joanna Maclean2020-03-21T04:45:19+00:00March 21st, 2020|Animals, Antarctic Peninsula, icebergs, penguins, photography, Quark Expeditions, seals, Travel, Uncategorized|3 Comments

Antarctica #3 – Port Lockroy & Penguins

Dear friends, Another day in the South and plenty to keep us on our toes at Port Lockroy, which comprises Jougla Point and Goudier Island, both of which are home to numerous nesting gentoo penguins. On the rocks between the water and the mountains, nesting penguins. Gentoo penguins are ground-nesting birds, making rudimentary nests from [...]

Joanna Maclean2020-02-27T12:13:19+00:00February 27th, 2020|Animals, Antarctic Peninsula, Culture, penguins, photography, Travel, Uncategorized, United Kingdom|Comments Off