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| Our ride home, the Antarctic Research Vessel Lawrence M. Gould approaches. Five days out of Punta Arenas, Chile. |
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| Once in the Antarctic Peninsula the ice to water was 70%. |
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The final mooring of a fine bow line handling team.
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| After four Antarctic winters one of the end of season highlights is freshies brought by the plane or ship. |
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| A hunting leopard seal chased these seals out of the water. Leopard seals only hunt in the water not on ice or land. |
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| Sunset from the Laurence M. Gould. All the ice has moved out. |
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| The winterover crew has moved onboard the Gould. We leave for Chile tomorrow. |
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| Palmer Station taken from the Gould. |
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| The Gould's galley snack freezer is well stocked. |
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| Our 2018 winterover picture with a custom frame. Carpenter Rick constructed this beautiful frame from exotic hardwoods and whale bone. The carving detail is amazing. Painting was done by Josh. Great work! |
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| Just the carved frame part! Rick made a tiny Palmer Station. |
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| Just the picture along with the carved and painted sign. |
Lovely picture of a good group of people. I imagine they are all missing the ice, and many are moving to warmer locations! Thank you for sharing their friendly faces and special places. I know this has been a very interesting place to work. Your family appreciates your sacrifices, but these pictures and your memories seem to compensate for the extreme weather and our distance apart. May the journey continue.
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