Neko Harbour and Lemaire Channel

We cruised in the Gerlach Channel before landing at Neko Harbour. A spectucalr sunset cruise through the Lemaire Channel concluded our first day in Antarctica.
DSC 2197  Penguins on a floating iceberg in the Gerlach Channel. DSC 2229  Alison and I both set foot on Antarctica for the first time! : Alison DSC 2237 DSC 2248  Onset of Sunet through The Lemaire Channel DSC 2257  The following... DSC 2266  ...photos...
DSC 2275  ... during sunset... DSC 2280 : Caroline DSC 2281 DSC 2284  On Deck 7. DSC 8010  Humback whale spotted from the bridge. DSC 8013
DSC 8014  Mummy and calf. DSC 8049  Up close but not personal with floating icebergs through the Gerlach Channel. DSC 8072  Gentoo Penguins DSC 8086  Wy hasn't my second egg hatched? DSC 8096  Overlooking Neko Harbour. DSC 8107  The World anchored in Neko Hatbour.
DSC 8117 DSC 8141 DSC 8147  Let me through! DSC 8173  What did I just step in? DSC 8188 DSC 8197  Feeding time.
DSC 8200 DSC 8226  Humpback whale. DSC 8229  Two Humbacks. DSC 8247  ...are a selection.... DSC 8248  ... of the constantly.... DSC 8250  ...changing colors...
DSC 8254  ... in The Lemaire Channel. DSC 8255  Reflection. DSC 8258 DSC 8261 DSC 8265 DSC 8269
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