Friday, December 25, 2020

Departing Palmer Station on December 24th, 2020.

After 8 1/2 months of travel, quarantining, and working at Palmer Station it is time to go home.

My last view of Palmer.

I have wintered the last 6 of 8 winters at all three stations with the last 4 in a row. I will be taking next winter off.

The other side of Mt. William.


Another side of Mt. William.

A humpback whale and her calf.


Entering the Neumayer Channel.





People spend $20,000 and up for this cruise through the Antarctic Peninsula.


A waterfall of ice,




Entering the Gerlache Straight.

I love living on and working on boats.

A penguin flag on the focsle of the Lawrence M. Gould.

Navigation chart on the bridge.

Beautiful Antarctica.

Penguins on an iceberg.



 

3 comments:

  1. It's been very interesting to follow your pictures and details about your location all these months. I'm sure your family will be happy to have you get home though. Merry Christmas Mike!

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    1. Thanks for reading this blog Patti. It was nice to reconnect with you after all these years. We arrived by boat in Punta Arenas, Chile this morning and fly tomorrow. Should be home New Years Eve. Happy New Years Patti. Thanks for all your comments. Mike

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  2. Take care and all the best for a healthy 2021! I am working with our OHS Reunion group and hoping our 50th will come together in the summer/fall!

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