Antarctica!!

Trip Start Jun 10, 2012

Trip End Aug 17, 2013

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Flag of Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Sunday, January 20, 2013

One word: AMAZING. Or it can also be described as incredible, marvelous, fascinating, wonderful, stunning, unbelievable, fabulous, extraordinary, or awe-inspiring. So that's 10 words, but they all work. Antarctica was really amazing. I have never experienced anything like it before. Every time I looked out our balcony, there was a gorgeous view or an ice-raft full of penguins floating by. I saw so many types of penguins, seals and whales. I wish I would have been able to get off the ship, and walk on the icebergs amongst the penguins and seals. I am so glad we were upgraded to a balcony suite though. It was so cool to wake up in the morning, walk out on our balcony, and see a whale spouting water 30ft away. I don't think I have to say anymore, the pictures tell it all.
We also got to see tons of scientist stations, from tons of different countries. We actually stopped near Palmer Station, one of the 3 US stations, and a bunch of scientists got on the ship. They gave a presentation (actually two, so everyone on the ship could make it), and answered lots of questions. Then they drove back to the station on their little zodiac boats, the same way they got to the ship.

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About to jump in	Amazing	Another station	Antarctica
Antarctica (1)	Antarctica (2)	Antarctica (3)	Beautiful sky
Big iceberg with blue underneath	Birds	Blue iceberg	Blue iceberg (1)
Broken iceberg	Calm waters & beautiful view	Close humpback whale	Cool shaped iceberg
Cool-shaped iceberg	Different whale blows	Driving away in a zodiac boat	Entering Antarctica
FIRST VIEW OF ANTARCTICA!	Huge boulder	HUGE flat iceberg	Humpback whale
Iceberg	Iceberg (2)	Iceberg (3)	Iceberg (4)
Iceberg (5)	Icebergs	Icebergs and mountains	In a line
Little blowhole spots from whale	Little penguins on iceberg	Lots of penguins	Lots of penguins from the station
Misty mountain	Mountain peaks	Mountains and icebergs	Oh mom
On our balcony	On the deck in my coat	Our balcony by a huge glacier	Palmer station scientists leaving
Penguin specks on iceberg	Penguins	Penguins (1)	Pretty reflection
Pretty reflection iceberg	Scientist station	Scientist station	Seal
Seal on an iceberg	Seal on iceberg	Seal sliding into the water	Seal speck on the iceberg
Ship for scientists	Snowy land	Snowy mountain	Soph cutie on our deck
Standing on our balcony	Station	Sunset	The ship in Antarctica
Types of penguins	Types of seals	Types of whales	Uh oh.
Veendam ship bell	Very blue iceberg	View from our balcony	Whale fin
Whale tail