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The abandoned British base at Stonington Island.

Having fun...

The antarctic swimmer dries off.

Adelie penguin.

First signs of Autumn.

Trees killed by beaver dams.

Stunning reflections in the early morning calm

A beautiful view of Tierra Del Fuego

Dead trees in the peat bogs of Tierra Del Fuego.

First sight of the fearsome Cape Horn!

Leaving Deception Island.

Skua on the beach in Whaler's Bay.

These boats were used to ferry fresh water out to the whalers.

Interior of an abandoned hut.

Storage/cooking tanks at Whaler's Bay.

Hut with a subsidence problem.

Steam rising from the volcanically warmed waters of Deception Island.

Biscoe House at Whaler's Bay. Former whaling station and research base.

Seal in very typical pose.

Seal flippers.

Lagoons of Telefon Bay.

Crossing the ashy snow field.

This makes me feel a bit like I'm on the menu!

It's a tough life.

Blue Eyed Cormorant preening.

The Minke as she(?) rolled on her back behind the ship.

Whale and Ice.

Minke breaching during its display.

Blue-eyed cormorant on the look out.

Lemaire, shot in the almost dark of night.

About to dive.

A nice ruff.

Feather detail.

A hopping Adelie.

The front of an unnamed glacier.

Sunshine in Marguerite Bay.

Iceberg highlighted by sunlight.

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When it itches..

Lovely!

A fur seal taking cover from prying cameras.

Glacier tumbling into the sea.

The hut on Horseshoe Island.

Detail of the planking on the row boat.

In need of some repair.

The station's rowing boats.

Crate left behind. FIDS = Falkland Island Dependency Service.

Veins of copper.

Icebergs filling the entrance to Horseshoe Island.

Debris behind the American base.

Decaying tarpaulins at the American base on Stonington Island.

Close up of some very clear ice.

The back door of the base.

Return to the safety and comfort of Fram.

Reflections at Neko Harbour.

Where Ice meets sea.

Neko Harbour.

The loneliest penguin.

Landing site at Neko Harbour.

Glacier falling into the sea.

A passing 'berg (as we antarctic travellers call them!).

Beautiful sunshine at Neko Harbour

A very scuptural iceberg.

Fram and ice.

Penguin highway to the sea.

A gentoo penguin.

Misty hike on Half Moon Island.

Classic freeze-thaw action.

Remains of a seabird amongst the pebbles on the beach.

A couple of chinstrap penguins.

A post lunch snooze.

The abandoned British base at Stonington Island.