Ari Friedlaender shares his thoughts and photos in this video slideshow
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Gerlache Strait (Sun., 6/7/09) – Coming Home!
What does it mean when mostly sane people strip down, show off their serious need for a tan, and jump into frigid water when you leave? Are they so excited to see you leave thatContinue reading
Gerlache Strait (Wed., 6/3/09) – Thoughts towards the voyage home
Now, over fifty days later we’ve seen some of the densest aggregations of humpback whales ever recorded… We are wrapping up our science as the cruise comes to an end. Our initial goals were farContinue reading
Errera Channel (Thurs., 5/21/09) – Don’t Distract Us from the Scenery
As we cruised passed Cuverville Island, we could see the tell-tale signs of penguins hauling out and resting on the snow. As one of the observers noted, it was a good thing there weren’t manyContinue reading
Palmer (Mon., 5/18/09) – We’re Surrounded By Antarctica
…brash ice with two southern fulmars on ice bits off the port side, whales on three sides of us, penguins honking about 200 meters away, and glaciers calving 2-3 kilometers away…. In the past fewContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay (Thurs., 5/7/09) – Hitting a Trampoline with a Chopstick
These are by far the most rotund and plump whales I have ever been around. When they rise, the span of their backs looks like a small parking lot. We returned overnight to our homeContinue reading
Antarctica (Sat., 5/2/09) – Grease ice, brash ice, bergie bits and krill pancakes
After about 6 hours in a small zodiac with an air temperature of -5 degrees C, I stopped feeling two of my toes on my right foot. However, I still had a huge smile onContinue reading
Palmer Station (Sun., 4/26/09) – Exploring the Islands around Palmer Station (videos)
The day began with a windy wake-up call, making the waters around Palmer Station choppy and too dangerous for small boat operations. Last night gusts were clocked up to nearly 40 knots, and even atContinue reading
Palmer Station (Sun., 4/26/09) – Video walking tour
Here is a quick walking tour of Palmer Station from the outside from the dock where we arrived to the Palmer Station Glacier in the backyard. Hey everyone, I just wanted to upload a quickContinue reading
Drake Passage (Thurs., 4/23/09) – Day One in the Passage
As I’m writing, we are at 59 degrees south. It is plausible that the Drake passage is the source of the sailors maxim that “Below 40 degrees, there is no law. Below 50 degrees, thereContinue reading