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Photo Album - ANTARCTICA

No, SEAWANHAKA is not going to Antarctica. Captain Bill will spend 3 weeks on board M/V ORION. Embarkation is in Bluff, at the southern tip of the south island of New Zealand. The expedition takes us to the Auckland Islands, across the Southern Ocean to the Ross Sea region of Antarctica, north to Macquaire Island, disembarking at Hobart, Tasmania. Keep an eye on the postings page for updates from the most remote region of the world!

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M/V ORION entering Cairns

ORION at Trinity Wharf

ORION docked next to SEVEN SEAS MARINER - doesn't look so big here!)

ORION casts off the dock lines in Bluff, New Zealand bound for Antarctica

Tug helps ORION kedge off Bluff Wharf

Departing the historic seaport of Bluff, NZ

Bluff pilot sets us off to the Southern Ocean

Leaving New Zealand astern

First sunset on ORION

Landfall, Auckland Islands

Hooker Sea Lions
on Sandy Beach

Ready to explore Enderby Island, Auckland Islands

GPS fix with expedition leader Don

Antarctic waters - 60 South celebration

Black-browed Albatross

Cape Petrel - aka "Pintado"

Southern Ocean dolphin

Royal Albatross

Calm waters in the notoriously rough Southern Ocean

Initiation - Antarctic Circle

Antarctic hose-down

Foolish behavior at 0300

First Ice!

...and soon First Penguins on Ice!

Icebergs were our constant companions

ORION approaching pack ice

Through the ice towards Antarctica

Tabular ice

Landfall Antarctica!

Lots of ice between ORION and Cape Adare

Landing at Cape Adare thwarted by pack ice

Mt. Minto in the clouds

Into the Ross Sea

Cape Hallett landing blocked by ice

Cruising the Ross Sea in the sunshine and cool temperatures

Ross Sea

Ross Sea

Midnight, sun due south

First view of Mt. Erebus, with smoke at the crater

Beaufort Island

Ross Sea coast

Trans Antarctic Range

Anchored in Backdoor Bay
Cape Royd.

Adelie penguins

Cape Royds - Site of Shackleton hut

Ross Island Adelie penguin

Shackleton hut

Shackleton hut

Shackleton hut

Adelie penguin

Adelie penguins

Bill and Mt. Erebus

Mt. Erebus - Ross Island

Cape Evans anchorage

Landing at Scott hut site

Scott hut - Cape Evans

Scott hut

Seal blubber stockpiled, since 1912!

Scott hut entry

Windvane Hill - Memorial to 3 of Shackleton crew lost here

View south into McMurdo Sound

Ross Island ice cliff

Hiking Ross Island

Southern most GPS
77 degrees 43.051 minutes

Looking across McMurdo Sound to the Trans Antarctic Range

Franklin Island

Adelie rookery Franklin Island

Adelie penguin rookery

Adelie penguin chick feeding

Adelie penguin feeding

Franklin Island rookery

Franklin Island rookery

Franklin Island Adelie rookery

Franklin Island Adelie rookery

Franklin Island Adelie rookery

Franklin Island Adelie rookery

Franklin Island berg

ORION swim platform

The Antarctic Polar Plunge

31 degrees F!

No lingering in this pool

Snowy Inexpressible Island landing

Tough Weddell Seal - Only mammal to winter in Antarctica

Snowy summit
Inexpressible Island

Snowy Adelie rookery
Inexpressible Island

Italian station
Terra Nova Bay

Departing Antarctica
Cape Washington

"Office" in the Galaxy Lounge

Macquarie Island

"The Great Green Sponge"
320 days of rain!

Macquarie Island Elephant Seal

Macquarie Island Elephant Seal

Macquarie Island Elephant Seal

"Clean Air Hut"
Collecting the cleanest air on earth

Macquarie Island Gentoo penguin

Macquarie Island Elephant Seal

Macquarie Island coast

Met Service weather balloon launch

Macquarie Island King penguin

Macquarie Island Elephant Seal

Macquarie Island Elephant Seal

Macquarie Island King penguin

Macquarie Island King penguin

Macquarie Island King penguin

Macquarie Island King penguin

Macquarie Island Elephant seal

Macquarie Island Elephant seal

Macquarie Island King penguin

Elephant seal and King penguin sharing the beach

Macquarie Island King penguin

Macquarie Island King penguin

Macquarie Island King penguin

Macquarie Island King penguin

Crested Macquarie Island Royal penguin

Macquarie Island Royal rookery

Macquarie Island Elephant seals

King and Elephant seal

Macquarie Island King penguin

Macquarie Island King penguin

Macquarie Island King penguin

Macquarie Island
King penguins

Macquarie Island
King penguins

Macquarie Island King
penguins and chicks

Tour of the Bridge

Captain Sven Gaertner
83 Antarctica Voyages

Landfall Tasmania

Storm Bay, Mt. Wellington, Hobart, Australia

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Go on to Coral Sea '07.