A Trip to the Antarctic Peninsula
During the winter of 1999 Bruce had the opportunity to join an expedition
to the Antarctic peninsula. We flew to Chile and then
to the Falkland Islands, where we boarded our ship,
World Discoverer, and sailed south.
We visited South Georgia Island, the South Orkney
Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula.
We visited the King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain
on South Georgia Island. The hillside was covered
with thousands of penguins.
Bruce at the grave of Ernest Shackleton in the
cemetery at Grytviken, South Georgia.
The gravestone of the famous Antarctica explorer
is over six feet tall.
An Elephant seal on South Georgia Island takes a mild
interest in the cameraman.
Visiting the U.S. Palmer Station.
A Chinstrap penguin rushes to greet visitors
on Deception Island, Antarctica.
Zodiac boats are the standard means of getting
ashore in Antarctica.
Outside the English Base at Port Lockroy on
Wiencke Island, Antarctica.
Rounding Cape Horn, from West to East, enroute
to Ushuaia, Argentina.
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