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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Hope you can realise that dream one day.@PoLaRobs Thanks, me too! Being aloft crew allowed me to sail on many ships and was always an adventure. Always makes me happy
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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 🤩🤩🤩
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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.
#BusmansHoliday@PoLaRobs beautiful photos. I've enjoyed looking through them. What a trip.
Also well matched with my current read: The Last Grain Race.
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@PoLaRobs wow - never heard of, or seen pix of Edinburgh Hill before 🤩🤩🤩
@FaithfullJohn
I haven't managed to find any published radio metric age on it yet, but it is mapped as being Quaternary, in which case it is part of the alkaline rift volcanic province that includes Deception Island.
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@PoLaRobs beautiful photos. I've enjoyed looking through them. What a trip.
Also well matched with my current read: The Last Grain Race.
@markn I'll have to check out that book. While on board I finished reading Madhouse at the End of the Earth. Being there gave a great perspective on what it must have been like for those early explorers, who charted much of the area on a somewhat similar vessel.
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@markn I'll have to check out that book. While on board I finished reading Madhouse at the End of the Earth. Being there gave a great perspective on what it must have been like for those early explorers, who charted much of the area on a somewhat similar vessel.
@PoLaRobs ta. nice to have an impromptu book recommendation swap!
Eric Newby had a fascinating life from his improbable beginnings in haute couture (yes really) to the Special Boat Service.
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@FaithfullJohn
I haven't managed to find any published radio metric age on it yet, but it is mapped as being Quaternary, in which case it is part of the alkaline rift volcanic province that includes Deception Island.
It's appearance seems to have a lot in common with Staffa, although I've never been there.@PoLaRobs I should have heard of Edinburgh Hill - there are at least three specimens from there in the Hunterian museum collections in Glasgow, which I spent 30 years curating!
https://www.gla.ac.uk/collections/#/results?q=South+shetland&gn=All+Fields
These were collected by Glasgow geologist David Ferguson, who made a lot of trips to the Antarctic, sponsored by Christian Salvasen Ltd before WW1. He made the 1st geological map of South Georgia too. More here if you're interested: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/97823/
His notebooks are aslo in Glasgow.
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Day 1 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: departing from #Ushuaia and sailing east along the Beagle Channel.
#BusmansHoliday@PoLaRobs Beautiful images. Looks cold though.
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@PoLaRobs I should have heard of Edinburgh Hill - there are at least three specimens from there in the Hunterian museum collections in Glasgow, which I spent 30 years curating!
https://www.gla.ac.uk/collections/#/results?q=South+shetland&gn=All+Fields
These were collected by Glasgow geologist David Ferguson, who made a lot of trips to the Antarctic, sponsored by Christian Salvasen Ltd before WW1. He made the 1st geological map of South Georgia too. More here if you're interested: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/97823/
His notebooks are aslo in Glasgow.
@FaithfullJohn
That knowledge might come in handy. There's a group of old BAS geologists (from even before I started) who have added me to their email list. Some of them worked on South Georgia. Might help my cred to have some gems of historical knowledge if I go to any of their gatherings
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@PoLaRobs Beautiful images. Looks cold though.
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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.
#BusmansHolidayDay 9 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: first landing on the mainland of the Antarctic Peninsula, at Stony Point, Paradise Harbour.
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Day 9 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa: first landing on the mainland of the Antarctic Peninsula, at Stony Point, Paradise Harbour.
#BusmansHolidayDay 9 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa (continued): a selection of wildlife photos taken at Stony Point.
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Day 9 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa (continued): a selection of wildlife photos taken at Stony Point.
#BusmansHolidayDay 9 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa (continued): the varied expressions of a Weddell seal resting on the beach at Stony Point.
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Day 9 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa (continued): the varied expressions of a Weddell seal resting on the beach at Stony Point.
#BusmansHolidayA lot of melting was taking place when we visited Stony Point. Of course, this was summer in Antarctica, so some melting was expected. However, temperatures on this day and through January as a whole were 1 to 2°C above the recent average, which itself is a couple of degrees warmer than in the mid-20th century. Later this day the dry air temperature recorded on Bark Europa in neighbouring Andvord Bay was 3.8°C. Average 21st century January temperature at the US Palmer Station on Anvers Island is 2.7°C.
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A lot of melting was taking place when we visited Stony Point. Of course, this was summer in Antarctica, so some melting was expected. However, temperatures on this day and through January as a whole were 1 to 2°C above the recent average, which itself is a couple of degrees warmer than in the mid-20th century. Later this day the dry air temperature recorded on Bark Europa in neighbouring Andvord Bay was 3.8°C. Average 21st century January temperature at the US Palmer Station on Anvers Island is 2.7°C.
Day 9 of my voyage to the #Antarctic Peninsula on the #tallship #BarkEuropa (continued): second landing of the day on the mainland of the Antarctic Peninsula, at Neko Harbour.
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