Base Brown and Port Lockroy

Today we spent the morning at Paradise Bay and the Argentinean Base Brown.

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We passed a Chilean Base located of course near the Argentinean base.

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At Base Brown we hiked up for an amazing vista.

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They had a luge track to slide down.

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This was my medical post photo op!

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The reflections were amazing.

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There was a ton of wildlife to see on the Zodiac tour.

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We heard a massive boom and then the roof of this ice cave collapsed to create a tunnel.

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It was a bit late for this guy to be building a nest.

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There is lots of evidence of the old whaling industry here.

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We then went to visit the British museum site at Port Lockroy. This is s great place to mail your postcards home.

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We had a pod of killer whales showing off for us today too.

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4 Responses to Base Brown and Port Lockroy

  1. Denise Pedersen says:

    Amazing to follow you through the Antarctic!
    Pics are fabulous!
    Love the penguins 🙂
    Oxox

  2. dorothy mcwatters says:

    Incredible photos

  3. Don & Brigitte says:

    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great pictures S&D. Take Care Out There!
    D&B – Medellin Colombia

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