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usual scene whenever whale sightings were announced – it was always a race to see who could get the best viewhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/orcas-1.jpgorcas-12016-04-29T03:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/03/19/antarctica-land-ahoy/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/landahoy.jpglandahoy2016-04-29T03:04:40+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/03/25/lemaire-channel-surrounded-by-stunning-scenes/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lemaire-2.jpglemaire-2https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lemaire-1.jpglemaire-12016-04-29T03:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/03/26/iceberg-alley-port-charcot/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iceberg-alley-10.jpgiceberg-alley-10Greetings from Port Charcothttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iceberg-alley-9.jpgiceberg-alley-9https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iceberg-alley-8.jpgiceberg-alley-8Chillin' with the localshttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iceberg-alley-7.jpgiceberg-alley-7https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iceberg-alley-6.jpgiceberg-alley-6Just imagine all the ice you CAN'T see under the surface...https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iceberg-alley-5.jpgiceberg-alley-5https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iceberg-alley-4.jpgiceberg-alley-4https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iceberg-alley-3.jpgiceberg-alley-3Colored like a penguin. Perched on a rock like a penguin. Not a penguin.https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iceberg-alley-2.jpgiceberg-alley-2https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iceberg-alley-1.jpgiceberg-alley-1View from the zodiac2016-04-29T03:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/03/28/camping-in-antarctica-wait-what/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/icecamping-13.jpgicecamping-13My pitiful attempt at a night shot – Canon PowerShot S100, no tripodhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/icecamping-12.jpgicecamping-12All set for the night! We had to huddle like penguins at some point because it was getting really cold, but no one wanted to go sleep yethttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/icecamping-11.jpgicecamping-11We had tents set up, but I honestly don't think anyone ended up using themhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/icecamping-10.jpgicecamping-10And this is what it looked like laying in my sleeping areahttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/icecamping-9.jpgicecamping-9View of camp from further down the beachhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/icecamping-8.jpgicecamping-8You know what penguins are great for? Morning alarms. They're all quiet at night, but just before dawn they call like crazy to go out to sea together to hunthttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/icecamping-7.jpgicecamping-7With camp done, we went out to look for our neighbours. Hello, leopard sealhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/icecamping-6.jpgicecamping-6Success!https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/icecamping-5.jpgicecamping-5Watching the sun slowly fade, with the mountain's peaks illuminated for one last time that dayhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/icecamping-4.jpgicecamping-4Testing out the "beds" - they were actually pretty comfortable! (As long as you didn't have a huge chunk of awkwardly-shaped ice under your mat2016-04-29T03:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/03/30/antarcticas-meditation-rock-the-perfect-vantage-point/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/meditationrock-9.jpgmeditationrock-9https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/meditationrock-8.jpgmeditationrock-8Ice, ice babyhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/meditationrock-7.jpgmeditationrock-7https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/meditationrock-6.jpgmeditationrock-6Poor little guy. On days where you just. can't. even. I feel ya.https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/meditationrock-3.jpgmeditationrock-3View across from where I was sittinghttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/meditationrock-2.jpgmeditationrock-2Looks far, but the hike actually wasn't too badhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/meditationrock-1.jpgmeditationrock-1Trekking up to Meditation Rockhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/meditationrock-5.jpgmeditationrock-5https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/meditationrock-4.jpgmeditationrock-42016-04-29T03:04:03+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/04/01/what-never-gets-old-seeing-whales-in-the-wild/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/whalesinwild-2.jpgwhalesinwild-2On deck, waiting for a glimpse of the whaleshttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/whalesinwild-1.jpgwhalesinwild-1Orcas in the distance2016-04-29T03:03:56+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/04/01/polar-plunge-jumping-into-the-antarctic-ocean/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/polarplunge-7.jpgpolarplunge-7https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/polarplunge-6.jpgpolarplunge-6https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/polarplunge-5.jpgpolarplunge-5https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/polarplunge-4.jpgpolarplunge-4https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/polarplunge-3.jpgpolarplunge-3https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/polarplunge-2.jpgpolarplunge-2https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/polarplunge-1.jpgpolarplunge-12016-04-22T04:19:10+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/04/02/iceberg-graveyard/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/iceberggraveyard-3.jpgiceberggraveyard-3https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/iceberggraveyard-2.jpgiceberggraveyard-2https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/iceberggraveyard-1.jpgiceberggraveyard-1https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/iceberggraveyard-4.jpgiceberggraveyard-42016-04-22T04:19:02+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/04/03/walking-on-a-rope-hiking-on-ice-and-jumping-over-a-crevasse/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/brownbluff-12.jpgbrownbluff-12https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/brownbluff-11.jpgbrownbluff-11The send-off crewhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/brownbluff-10.jpgbrownbluff-10Time to head homehttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/brownbluff-9.jpgbrownbluff-9On the other sidehttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/brownbluff-8.jpgbrownbluff-8Jumping over the crevassehttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/brownbluff-7.jpgbrownbluff-7https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/brownbluff-6.jpgbrownbluff-6https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/brownbluff-5.jpgbrownbluff-5https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/brownbluff-4.jpgbrownbluff-4End of the linehttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/brownbluff-3.jpgbrownbluff-32016-04-22T04:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/04/14/exploring-the-crazy-side-of-antarctica-king-george-island/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kgi-11.jpgKGI-11https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kgi-10.jpgKGI-10My favorite chinstrap penguins - so cute!https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kgi-9.jpgKGI-9https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kgi-8.jpgKGI-8The old China research stationhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kgi-7.jpgKGI-7Team China with members of the 29th Chinese National Antarctic Research Expeditionhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kgi-6.jpgKGI-6Inside The Great Wall Stationhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kgi-5.jpgKGI-5The Great Wall Stationhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kgi-4.jpgKGI-4Riding in a truck in Antarcticahttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kgi-3.jpgKGI-3Zodiacs to King George Islandhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kgi-2.jpgKGI-2Team China on IAE 20132016-04-22T04:18:38+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/04/16/antarctica-our-last-footsteps/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/antarctica-last-8.jpgAntarctica-last-8The final zodiac ridehttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/antarctica-last-7.jpgAntarctica-last-7LOTS OF PENGUINShttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/antarctica-last-6.jpgAntarctica-last-6Inadvertently caught a penguin feeding a chickhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/antarctica-last-5.jpgAntarctica-last-5Running around again. See what I mean?https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/antarctica-last-4.jpgAntarctica-last-4Group of chinstrap penguins, and our lovely Sea Spirit in the backhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/antarctica-last-3.jpgAntarctica-last-3Busy penguins, always running aroundhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/antarctica-last-2.jpgAntarctica-last-2https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/antarctica-last-1.jpgAntarctica-last-12016-04-22T04:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://estherwo.com/2015/08/04/4-sights-to-see-in-palau/https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/palau-zipline.jpgJellyfish Lake in Palauhttps://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/palau-water.jpgPalauYou know that scene in Finding Nemo where the coral reef just kind of drops off into nothingness? You can find that here. It’s such a strange experience to be hovering over a reef one minute, and then finding yourself staring down into the deep blue sea the next. Go on a clear day and watch all sorts of marine life swimming around – you might even spot a sea turtle or shark.https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/palau-milkyway.jpgPalau's Milky WayA natural spa at its best – it’s customary to dig up the white limestone mud at the bottom, and then covering your entire body with it. Locals claim the mud has anti-aging properties (who knows if it’s true), but unfortunately you’re not allowed to take any of it away with you. After you’ve given some time for the mud to dry, all you need to do is jump into the waters and rinse off before you’re on your way.https://estherwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/palau-jellyfishlake.jpgPalau Eco Theme ParkIf you have a day for adventures on land, this park has a three-course zip-line above Taki Waterfall Park. 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