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Next day we arrived in Brown Station, an Argentine Antarctic base
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A pair of Snowy sheathbills in Brown station (open only in summer)
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Paradise Harbor. I'm sure it deserves that name in good weather
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There was about 20cm of fresh snow
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We took a boat ride in the bay
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Paradise Harbour
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We are going to have a closer look at the glacier
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Boats have to keep a safe distance from active glaciers
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Glacier in Paradise Harbour
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Arriving in our next destination - Foyn Harbour
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There was no landing in Foyn Harbour, just a boat ride
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Foyn Harbour - sun and snow
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In 2014 - 2015 season, 63,000 tourists visited Antarctica
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The wreck of the whaling factory ship Guvernøren in Foyn Harbor
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This ship was full of whale oil when it caught fire and sank in 1915
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Ice cliffs, Foyn Harbour
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Arriving in Deception Island, South Shetland Islands
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Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which erupted in the 70'
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Deception Island is one of the safest harbours in Antarctica
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Deception was a focal point of the fur sealing industry and later whaling industry
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Boat remains are protected as part of Historic site
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Looking inside one of the whale oil tanks at Whalers Bay
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The Polar Plunge at Deception Island
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Our guides watching the Polar Plunge
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Our last landing site - Yankee Harbour (Greenwich Island)
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There was a large Gentoo penguin colony and a few seals
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We had seen a lot of penguins, but every time there was something new
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Gentoo penguins
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Yankee Harbour, Greenwich Island
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In November Gentoo penguins gather in colonies for mating and bringing up chicks
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Two eggs are laid and both parents share incubation (35 days), changing duty daily
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Brown skua can steal eggs and kill chicks
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Our guides saying "good bye" to Antarctica
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Our last zodiac ride and finally blue sky!
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Sailing past Livingston Island
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The wind gets stronger as we get closer to the open ocean
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Pyramid Island - the last of South Shetland Islands
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Entering rough seas and looking back towards Livingston Island
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Beautiful iceberg, even the captain came out to take photos
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We passed a group of large icebergs. From here it's 800km to Cape Horn
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After crossing the Drake Passage, we are back in Ushuaia
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Good bye Tierra del Fuego! Antarctica was absolutely amazing!