Here's another trip for which people ask "why go to such a cold place?". Well, my trip was in January, which is mid-summer at Antarctica. The daytime temperature averaged around thirty-eight degrees so it wasn't uncomfortable at all. Nighttime temperatgures did get below freezing, so there wasn't much sightseeing on any open deck. Our evenings were spent eating an excellent meal and then participating in some activity in the large lounge aboard ship.
Our ship, by the way, was a Swedish ice breaker, sailed by a very experienced and safety conscious captain. We had our share of ice breaker experiences but safety always came first and the captain took no chances. Well done.
Before the trip, I hoped we would see some huge icebergs, and we did. Lots of them, and many good sized, such as the one shown here. My estimate for this iceberg was that is was a city block wide and about three or four stories high.
During our cruising at Antarctica there were huge chunks of ice that would break free and fall into the ocean. Getting a photograph of such an occurence was not likely. The first indication we had that some ice was breaking off was the noise it created. By the time you got your camera ready to shoot a picture, the event was over.
Relatively, we saw more ice flows and ice on land masses, rather than icebergs. But, it made for an interesting cruise. Did you see any icebergs today?
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