Saturday, April 20, 2019

A visit to an Argentine naval ship

When I left Palmer last October the backyard, shown here in front of the Marr Glacier, was covered in snow. It is a bit more difficult to traverse now. An Argentine naval vessel anchored in Arthur Harbor.

One of my favorite selfie spots - Mt. William in the background.

Another winter of working on this radio repeater at the top of Marr Glacier.

Five of us boated over to the ARA Bahia Agradable Argentine naval vessel for lunch. This ship was built in Russia.

Enjoying the barbecue lunch with the crew.


Quite the barbeque!

All nomenclature in Cyrillic.


The Bahia Agradable is home-ported south of Buenos Aires. They conduct science on the Antarctic Peninsula.

There were nice elevated views from the ship.

Flying the American flag.

The Marr Glacier face with Mt. William to the right.



What a great barbeque! We were given leftovers to bring back to Palmer.






Departing the ship.

What a nice crew!




1 comment:

  1. What a nice visit with some agreeable new friends! That BBQ was awesome and I hope you indulged. You have all winter to skip meat, and I know you will make healthy choices. More memories and another patch to add to your collection. Love always, andee

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