Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island and Antarctica - 2010

A Photographic Journal

December 8, 2010 - Drake Passage
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Tierra del Fuego
Falkland Islands
South Georgia Island
Antarctic Peninsula
 
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Supplement
Another storm. When I was on the bridge shortly after breakfast, the ship was rolling to 30 degrees or so - causing considerable excitement in the dining room - and running into northeast winds at a steady 43 knots, gusting to 50 knots. Mountainous waves. It's the Scotia Sea run all over again. They say it will break after lunch but I'll be surprised.

But they did. The winds were down to 15 knots by 3 PM, giving us quite a pleasant evening. Much calmer seas and even a few more birds tagging along.


Antarctic Prion

Antarctic Petrel

Southern Fulmar

Birds:
Cape Petrel
Light-mantled Slaty Albatross
Antarctic Petrel
Southern Great Petrel
Northern Great Petrel
Southern Fullmar
Antarctic Prion
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