Day 1 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: departing from #Ushuaia and sailing east along the Beagle Channel.
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What does one need to do to join such a journey? The ship look gorgeous!!
@Raphi
Unless you're an experienced tall ship sailor and in a position to apply to become one of the permanent crew, you need to sign up as "voyage crew" and pay the substantial fee. It was the most I've ever paid for a trip lasting a few weeks, but so worth it.
Here is the sailing schedule
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Day 5 (continued) of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: first landing, at Telefon Bay, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands. From the landing site we walked to the summit of Cross Hill and around the phreatic eruption crater it stands on one side of.
#BusmansHoliday@PoLaRobs This is impressive! Now I have to follow for the rest of the journey.
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Thanks for sharing! The prices are high, but I feel like they are worth the journey
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Thanks for sharing! The prices are high, but I feel like they are worth the journey
@Raphi Operating a ship of this kind has high costs. The voyage crew fees pay most of the bills.
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Wildlife encountered during our landing at Whalers' Bay, Deception Island.
Day 6 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: a close approach to Half Moon Island in McFarlane Strait, South Shetland Islands, but strong winds precluded a landing. Subsequently we approached close to Edinburgh Hill on Livingston Island, a volcanic plug exhibiting spectacular columnar jointing.
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Day 6 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: a close approach to Half Moon Island in McFarlane Strait, South Shetland Islands, but strong winds precluded a landing. Subsequently we approached close to Edinburgh Hill on Livingston Island, a volcanic plug exhibiting spectacular columnar jointing.
#BusmansHoliday@PoLaRobs WOW!!!
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Day 6 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: a close approach to Half Moon Island in McFarlane Strait, South Shetland Islands, but strong winds precluded a landing. Subsequently we approached close to Edinburgh Hill on Livingston Island, a volcanic plug exhibiting spectacular columnar jointing.
#BusmansHoliday@PoLaRobs If they'd used Edinburgh Hill in a movie - like they did with Skellig Michael in Star Wars - everyone, myself included, would have thought "Yeah, nice CGI island you got there..." 🤯
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@PoLaRobs If they'd used Edinburgh Hill in a movie - like they did with Skellig Michael in Star Wars - everyone, myself included, would have thought "Yeah, nice CGI island you got there..." 🤯
@jwcph The other-worldly appearance is probably a little exaggerated because I'd accidentally messed up the white balance on my camera. It took me a while to work out what was wrong. I've tried adjusting the colours to appear more realistic but with only partial success.
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@jwcph The other-worldly appearance is probably a little exaggerated because I'd accidentally messed up the white balance on my camera. It took me a while to work out what was wrong. I've tried adjusting the colours to appear more realistic but with only partial success.
@PoLaRobs Sure, that adds even further magic
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@PoLaRobs Sure, that adds even further magic
but just the formation in itself is otherworldly...@jwcph Columnar jointing formed in cooling magma often produces spectacular features. Other examples are the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland and on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides, west of Scotland. It seems almost too perfect and regular to be natural.
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@jwcph Columnar jointing formed in cooling magma often produces spectacular features. Other examples are the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland and on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides, west of Scotland. It seems almost too perfect and regular to be natural.
@PoLaRobs There's also the Bear Lodge formation in Wyoming, commonly known as the Devil's Tower - which I obviously only know about from the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
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Day 6 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: a close approach to Half Moon Island in McFarlane Strait, South Shetland Islands, but strong winds precluded a landing. Subsequently we approached close to Edinburgh Hill on Livingston Island, a volcanic plug exhibiting spectacular columnar jointing.
#BusmansHolidayDay 7 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: an exploration of a narrow channel between Spert and Trinity Islands in small boats, weaving between numerous icebergs and growlers.
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Day 7 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: an exploration of a narrow channel between Spert and Trinity Islands in small boats, weaving between numerous icebergs and growlers.
#BusmansHolidayThe stand-out sights of this small boat excursion were a number of Weddell seals resting on some of the bergy bits.
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The stand-out sights of this small boat excursion were a number of Weddell seals resting on some of the bergy bits.
Day 8 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: instruction on climbing on the higher sections of the masts and the yards, then passage through Lemaire Channel (commonly referred to as Kodak Crack back in the day when all photographers used film), followed by a landing on the Yalour Islands, which host a large Adelie peguin rookery.
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@andre123 For the most part it's just like climbing a ladder. Harnesses are worn though and for the trickier bits (getting onto the platforms and going out on the yards) we were instructed to clip a lanyard onto safety lines.
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Day 8 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: instruction on climbing on the higher sections of the masts and the yards, then passage through Lemaire Channel (commonly referred to as Kodak Crack back in the day when all photographers used film), followed by a landing on the Yalour Islands, which host a large Adelie peguin rookery.
#BusmansHolidayDay 8 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa (continued): a few photos of Adelie penguins on the Yalour Islands.
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Day 8 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa (continued): a few photos of Adelie penguins on the Yalour Islands.
#BusmansHoliday@PoLaRobs Is that the special penguin-feet rock-grooving-and-polishing in the second pic?
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@PoLaRobs Is that the special penguin-feet rock-grooving-and-polishing in the second pic?
@FaithfullJohn There was some splendid rock grooving (glacial striations) to be seen on these islands that I tried to draw to the attention of my fellow visitors. They only had eyes for the penguins though. Philistines!
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Day 6 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: a close approach to Half Moon Island in McFarlane Strait, South Shetland Islands, but strong winds precluded a landing. Subsequently we approached close to Edinburgh Hill on Livingston Island, a volcanic plug exhibiting spectacular columnar jointing.
#BusmansHoliday@PoLaRobs wow - never heard of, or seen pix of Edinburgh Hill before 🤩🤩🤩
