I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
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@CleoQc It was a lucky coincidence. In early December I was at lunch with some girlfriends and one was talking about how she felt sad because the Antarctic trip she'd been invited to go on with a different friend got canceled because the company went bankrupt, and her friend wasn't able to reschedule. I said "that sounds amazing" and we made a plan then and there and 6 weeks later we were in Antarctica!
@geekmomprojects I didn't even know we could do that!? I thought Antartica was only for scientific researchers. Wow!
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I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
@geekmomprojects
Great photos!! -
I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
@geekmomprojects So much character
These are lovely -
I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
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I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
@geekmomprojects did you happen to see any penguins heading for the mountains?
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@geekmomprojects wow! Penguins are Orca food… so circle of life, but that picture is… just wow!
Do you know why polar bears don't eat penguins?
Because they can't get the wrappers off
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Since people seem to like the penguins, I have to post this photo, which somebody else on my ship took. I think it belongs in National Geographic. We saw two orcas chasing a poor penguin which darted underneath our ship multiple times to try to escape. Zoom in on the penguin's face to see its expression.
@geekmomprojects Who won?
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@geekmomprojects Who won?
@asga the orca
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I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
Great photos!
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Since people seem to like the penguins, I have to post this photo, which somebody else on my ship took. I think it belongs in National Geographic. We saw two orcas chasing a poor penguin which darted underneath our ship multiple times to try to escape. Zoom in on the penguin's face to see its expression.
@geekmomprojects very important question - how do I end up in the Antarctic to take pictures of penguins?
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I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
@geekmomprojects - ah, but the photos can't convey the Smell - or the noise of a rookery. But fantastic pictures, every one of them!
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I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
@geekmomprojects
Penguin askew is fantastic!
Made my day with that pic. Thank you. -
@consumablejoy I have literally hundreds of them, which could be a bit overwhelming, but here are a couple more:
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@geekmomprojects very important question - how do I end up in the Antarctic to take pictures of penguins?
@tired_panda Good question. As far as I know, you either have to book a vacation as a tourist or become a scientist and get lucky with your research. Though I suspect that part of the reason is such a wonderful place to be is that there are so few people down there at any given time
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@geekmomprojects
Penguin askew is fantastic!
Made my day with that pic. Thank you. -
@tired_panda Good question. As far as I know, you either have to book a vacation as a tourist or become a scientist and get lucky with your research. Though I suspect that part of the reason is such a wonderful place to be is that there are so few people down there at any given time
@geekmomprojects scientist it is
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@geekmomprojects I didn't even know we could do that!? I thought Antartica was only for scientific researchers. Wow!
@CleoQc Antarctica tourism is definitely growing in popularity. There are limits to how many people can be in any one area at a given time, so it's best to travel on a small(er) ship which can get most of its passengers ashore at one time and also navigate the narrower coves and areas which will have better shelter from wind and waves. Our ship had about 140 passengers, and we made 10 different stops to different locations on the South Shetland islands and Antarctica...
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I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
@geekmomprojects they look so goofy and cute at the same time!
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I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
@geekmomprojects Those are fantastic!
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@CleoQc Antarctica tourism is definitely growing in popularity. There are limits to how many people can be in any one area at a given time, so it's best to travel on a small(er) ship which can get most of its passengers ashore at one time and also navigate the narrower coves and areas which will have better shelter from wind and waves. Our ship had about 140 passengers, and we made 10 different stops to different locations on the South Shetland islands and Antarctica...
@CleoQc ...At two of the stops, the weather was too rough to disembark, which is a pretty common occurrence, but we had 8 shore excursions on the trip, and the view from the ship itself is pretty stunning. There are 4 days travel (two each way) through the Drake passage, which can be pretty rough seas, though it was a bit better than average when we crossed, so I feel pretty fortunate about how the whole trip went.
