Antarctic Peninsula and Polar Circle 2020 Feb 10 2020 -13

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Station Visit 17 Februrary 2020 – Petermann Is and Vernadsky station 25 We all had a bit of a rough night as we left the Antarctic circle through a heavy headwind coming down the Antarctic Peninsula. As we woke up the wind hadn’t yet left us and we can see that the sea conditions are still rough. Confirmed by our expedition leader Sam, who decided to cancel the zodiac cruise due to poor weather, but we still have the landing at Petermann island to look forward to. However, as the zodiacs were launched the wind dropped and all activities including kayaking are back on! © Sandra Petrowitz Off we went in the zodiacs through the pelting snow landing in the harbour known as Port Circumcision for reasons that no one seems to want to reveal to us. Gentoo penguins littering around the landing site with a climb to see the Adelies or in the other direction we had a monument to 3 lost members of the British Antarctic survey or a viewpoint only slightly dimmed by the mist. Once we had walked our fill our zodiac trip did not disappoint,.Crabeaters, Leopard and fur seals could be seen along with of course the brush tail penguins and stunning ice. To the ship we go and an indoor BBQ was underway for lunch, as the snow had made the decks too slippery for an outdoor event. Making our way back south to Ukrainian station Vernadsky. The station members welcomed us with open arms and vodka from the Faraday bar. Named for the previous title of the base when it belonged to Great Britain. The bar still holds the 1 pound coin that the base was originally purchased for. A guided tour was provided around the working research base and happy faces were met. It was fascinating to get a glimpse into human life in © Sandra Petrowitz Antarctica. We also visited Wordie house which is another old British hut kept as a museum to preserve the way of life of the early scientists. No recap tonight we were off ship cruising up the Lemaire Channel which is 16km long and just 1.2km wide at it narrowest. The mountains tower above on either side with ominous hanging ice caps disappearing into the mist above. Opening back out into the Gerlache straight we were back in familiar territory with humpbacks appearing as if from nowhere during dinner. Another fantastic day finished off with stories from the arctic with the expedition teams Kevin who’s spent much of his life working with polar bears in northern Canada. Exhausted and exited for the next day we headed north towards Mikkelsen harbor. © Sandra Petrowitz 10-22 FEB 2020 © Sandra Petrowitz Fun Fact: There are over 20000 species of lichen. Lichen is actually a combination of a fungus and a cyanobacteria! #thatsneat Volume 2, Issue 13
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS The Voyage Meet t
Page 5 and 6: Meet the Team 4 Rashidah Lim Assist
Page 7 and 8: The Seven Sisters of Szczecin David
Page 9 and 10: Day 2 - Rolling Our Way South Febru
Page 11 and 12: Day 3 - Our First Steps in Antarcti
Page 13 and 14: Drake Passage Drake Passage © Sand
Page 15 and 16: Day 4 - Landing on the Continent An
Page 17 and 18: Day 5 - The White Continent 14 Febr
Page 19 and 20: When and How the Earth Got Cold Dav
Page 21 and 22: Port Charcot Gentoo Chics Crabeater
Page 23 and 24: South of the Circle 16 Februrary 20
Page 25: Detaille Provisions Base ¨W¨ Zodi
Page 29 and 30: Departing the Peninsula 18 Februrar
Page 31 and 32: Argentine Whalers Bay Islands Gento
Page 33 and 34: Northward Bound 20 February 2020 -
Page 35 and 36: Base ¨W¨ © Sandra Petrowitz © S
Page 37 and 38: Home Again 22 February 2020 - Ushua
Page 39: A Final Note… 38 As any good expe

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