Photographs from Brad’s recent trip to Antarctica. Also, here is a link to a more descriptive PDF of the trip,
Internet Radio interview about the trip
The Hebridean Sky. 300 ft ship. Not an icebreaker but designed for polar regions.
Brad with Antarctic flag. The ship and icebergs are visible in the sea. Penguins and research hut also visible.
The journey: 19 days at sea. 3,745 nautical miles
Mountains and icebergs. These were the first major icebergs we encountered.
Penguins and mountains
A Peale’s Dolphin. Seen from the ship
Great Petrel
Baby elephant seals
Gold Harbour, South Georgia
Gold harbour, South Georgia. One of the most remarkable places I have ever seen.
Jumping Penguins
Penguins
We saw over 2,000 icebergs
Landing in a zodiac. Thankfully our boots were waterproof.
In a zodiac in rough seas off Elephant Island
Antarctica’s pure white snow
Despite not having great weather, we saw this sunset
Participating in a Citizen Science project
In a zodiac surrounded by ice
Our Citizen Science Team
Snow on Antarctic continent
Penguins and mountains
Penguin and skua
The ship’s captain on bridge. There’s a large iceberg not far from the ship.
View from back of the ship
Seb Coulthard and Laura Zhang
Icebergs spectacularly near the ship
Zodiac cruising near icebergs
Icebergs, including an incredible pyramid shaped one
Large iceberg with dramatic sky
Iceberg with penguin on it (top left of iceberg)
Mountains. 2 icebergs in front. These were the first major icebergs we encountered.
