And another thanks to Roger and Ben Wallis, the father and son duo who own and sail Australis. Thanks for having the confidence in me to bring me along. You will always be remembered.
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| Setting off from Ushuaia on the Beagle Canal |
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| Passing Cape Horn with sailboat Commitment |
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| Chinstrap Penguin Colony at Baily Head near Deception Island |
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| Penguins making their mate dance |
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| At Deception Island with Chinstrap Penguins and a humpback whale in front of Australis |
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| Sometimes we saw single penguins on giant icebergs. Just hangin out. |
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| Humpback feeding on krill |
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| No zoom. They got soo close! |
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| No zoom! |
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| Gentoo Penguins enjoy the view. Or are they enjoying it. I don't know. Just living I suppose. |
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| Australis and penguins share the cove |
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| Paradise Harbour |
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| View from crow's nest |
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| Kayak at Paradise Harbour |
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| Roger decided to wedge in the ice at Vernadsky Base, a Ukranian base at the Argentina Islands |
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| BBQ |
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| Orca! |
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| Commitment at entrance to Lemaire Channel. The animal seen in the water is one of a pod of Orcas passing |
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| Gentoo Penguins, Whale Bones at Port Lockroy Base |
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| View of Seven Sisters Summits near Port Lockroy |
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| Leopard Seal at Melchiors Islands |
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| Setting the main sail in front of Brabant Island as we enter the Drake Passage to begin our three day journey to Cape Horn |
WOW dude -- you did it. congrats :-). amazing pictures. glad you are safe :-)
ReplyDeleteIn a word- Incredible. Jimmy P, I am in awe of your journey dude. You're getting to see more than most people in this world will get to see in their entire lives, so awesome. Keep getting after it. Hope all is well, get in touch if/when you make it back stateside.
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