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| Adelie penguins are having a difficult time adjusting to global warming. Their population is declining while many other species are uneffected. |
| Man cannot duplicate nature's ability to carve ice into incredibly beautiful forms. This one is about 75 feet high. |
| The penguins have virtually no fear of man. They are completely at ease when we walk among a colony of adults or chicks. |
| Typical ice, sea and landscape on an unusually sunny day. Most days are overcast. |
| Millennia of accumulated snow compress out the air creating very dense bluish ice. |
| The melanistic black penguine on the right is very rare. There are about 1 in 100,000. |
| This female elephant seal is molting and also very friendly. |
| The surreal landscape had an atmosphere of a planet devoid of all life. Visiting the Antarctic must be like visiting another planet. |
| A happy couple; they rub against each other, the sand and rocks while molting. |
| Ian, one of our naturalist guides, demonstrating the protective qualities of tussock grass. |
| One of the many elegant albatross species found throughout the Antarctic. |
| The Antarctic is full of whales. They are attracted by the incredibly rich and abundant food supply. |
| "The ice was here, the ice was there, the ice was all around..." Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner Samuel Taylor Colridge |
| This friendly Humpback whale nearly climbed right into the boat. Although unusually docile, this is almost too close for comfort. |
| King penguins are more colorful and only slightly smaller than the Emperor penguin. |
| The passage between Antarctica and Booth Island has created a seven mile photographic opportunity of mountains, glaciers and crystal clear water. |
| This was a common sight when visiting a huge albatross colony on New Island. |
| Colonies of several hundred thousand are common. Tons of krill, a small shrimp like crustacean at the bottom of the food chain, support these large numbers of animals. |
| Our ship while making passage thru the incomparable Lemaire Channel. |
| Wandering albatross showing off before some female admirers. |
| Each whale has destinctive markings allowing naturalists to identify and track these huge creatures. |
| Another day at the bottom of the world photographing the mysteries of the Antarctic. |