Myke's Photo Gallery: Day 4: Crossed the Antarctic Circle, Adelaide Island
March 7, 2019

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Quite a bit ahead of schedule but with the weather being favorable, our Expedition Leader Laurie brought us down to cross the Antarctic Circle at 66°33’47.5 South this morning. We got a call on the intercom to join everyone on the deck of the ship. They had Mimosas (with “sparkling wine” since apparently the word “champagne” offended some of the French guests). Laurie read a speech as we sailed on and I took a panorama of the spot.

They also took this opportunity to provide the Polar Plunge, which of course I had to do. Not many people get to say that they’ve jumped in the icy waters of Antarctica, and fewer yet can say that they’ve done it south of the Circle. As expected, the water was incredibly cold and I quickly swam back to the boat, where we were greeted with a towel and a shot of whiskey.

After lunch, we had our next Zodiac excursion just north of Adelaide Island. They also surprised us by landing the Zodiac on some sea ice and treating us to hot chocolate with Baileys, while we stood on the ice. That was pretty incredible. The ice here is just incredible. So many different shapes and sizes and colors. I could upload a thousand photos of just icebergs but I picked just a few of my favorites below. We also saw our first up-close view of the Crabeater Seal, the most abundant seal species in the world.

Tabular Iceberg out at sea
Tabular Iceberg out at sea
Seals resting on a piece of sheet of sea ice
Seals resting on a piece of sheet of sea ice
A big piece of ice bobbing in the ocean
A big piece of ice bobbing in the ocean
Beautiful white-blue growlers
Beautiful white-blue growlers
09:15 on the bow of the boat
09:15 on the bow of the boat
Sea Ice
Sea Ice
Iceberg bobbing in the ocean
Iceberg bobbing in the ocean
Myserious rocks in the middle of everything
Myserious rocks in the middle of everything
An iceberg with a puddle in the middle
An iceberg with a puddle in the middle
Iceberg
Iceberg
Looking out over the Southern Ocean
Looking out over the Southern Ocean
Seals on ice behind an interesting shaped iceberg
Seals on ice behind an interesting shaped iceberg
Taking photos of the ice from the ship
Taking photos of the ice from the ship
House-shaped icebergs off in the distance, catching the light
House-shaped icebergs off in the distance, catching the light
Getting ready to cross the Antarctic Circle with Mimosas
Getting ready to cross the Antarctic Circle with Mimosas
Everyone gathers on deck to cross the Circle
Everyone gathers on deck to cross the Circle
Myke and James about to cross the Circle
Myke and James about to cross the Circle
Expedition Leader, Laurie, reads a speech as we cross the Circle
Expedition Leader, Laurie, reads a speech as we cross the Circle
Imagine a dotted line here and that's the Antarctic Circle
Imagine a dotted line here and that's the Antarctic Circle
Midship deck with everyone gathered
Midship deck with everyone gathered
Another view at the Antarctic Circle
Another view at the Antarctic Circle
Land off in the distance with a single seal (can you see him?)
Land off in the distance with a single seal (can you see him?)
Sea ice breaking apart
Sea ice breaking apart
Another lone seal in a sea of ice
Another lone seal in a sea of ice
Iceberg ripples
Iceberg ripples
Floating ice off the port side
Floating ice off the port side
Stairs lowered from the ship, preparing for the Polar Plunge
Stairs lowered from the ship, preparing for the Polar Plunge
The Polar Plunge!
The Polar Plunge!
James taking photos from the Zodiac
James taking photos from the Zodiac
The Ocean Diamond
The Ocean Diamond
Up close on an iceberg
Up close on an iceberg
Adelaide Island
Adelaide Island
So much texture on the side of these icebergs
So much texture on the side of these icebergs
And cool shapes
And cool shapes
Zodiac excursion
Zodiac excursion
Close-up of ice
Close-up of ice
Skuas
Skuas
Skuas
Skuas
Super clear ice
Super clear ice
Iceberg
Iceberg
Crabeater Seals
Crabeater Seals
Crabeater Seal
Crabeater Seal
Crabeater Seal
Crabeater Seal
Crabeater Seal
Crabeater Seal
Crabeater Seals
Crabeater Seals
Peak-a-boo!
Peak-a-boo!
Taking photos of seals from the Zodiac
Taking photos of seals from the Zodiac
Crabeater Seals
Crabeater Seals
Crabeater Seal with Zodiac team in the background
Crabeater Seal with Zodiac team in the background
Hey, what's up?
Hey, what's up?