Antarctica — Ariel Photographie

Ariel Photographie

Sunset zodiak cruise

Crabeater seals at Portal Point

Zodiak cruising in Fournier Bay

Juvenile fur seal at Cuverville

Exploring Two Humock and Brabant Islands

Posing with our artwork

Cape petrels by the bow of Ultramarine

Tierra del Fuego National Park

Tierra del Fuego National Park

Tierra del Fuego National Park

Tierra del Fuego National Park

First view of land after crossing the Drake Passage

First view of land after crossing the Drake Passage

Crabeater Seals at Portal Point

Crabeater Seals at Portal Point

First landing on the continent (Portal Point)

First landing on the continent (Portal Point)

Views from Zodiac cruising at Portal Point

Views from Zodiac cruising at Portal Point

Humpback whale sighting in the Gerlache Straight

Humpback whale sighting in the Gerlache Straight

Exploring Fournier Bay

Exploring Fournier Bay

Zodiaks always travel in pairs, this was our partner boat in Neko Harbour

Zodiaks always travel in pairs, this was our partner boat in Neko Harbour

Kayaking in Neko Harbour

Kayaking in Neko Harbour

First view of a Gentoo penguin colony

First view of a Gentoo penguin colony

Adeli penguin in the Gentoo colony

Adeli penguin in the Gentoo colony

3 Chinstrap penguins on an iceberg

3 Chinstrap penguins on an iceberg

A group from the ship camped overnight at Paradise Harbor

A group from the ship camped overnight at Paradise Harbor

Exploring the Cuverville Island Gentoo penguin colony

Exploring the Cuverville Island Gentoo penguin colony

Traffic jam on a penguin highway

Traffic jam on a penguin highway

A raft of Gentoo penguins arriving in Antarctica for the season

A raft of Gentoo penguins arriving in Antarctica for the season

Gentoo penguins "porpoising" through the water

Gentoo penguins "porpoising" through the water

Gentoo penguins, a juvenile fur seal and a petrol of some kind

Gentoo penguins, a juvenile fur seal and a petrol of some kind

Penguins slipping down a snow bank

Penguins slipping down a snow bank

A blizzard hit as we headed back to the ship

A blizzard hit as we headed back to the ship

View of Palaver Point from a helicoptor

View of Palaver Point from a helicoptor

Last views of the continent before heading back into the Drake Passage

Last views of the continent before heading back into the Drake Passage

The Drake Passage crossing on the way back was just a tad rougher than the first

The Drake Passage crossing on the way back was just a tad rougher than the first

Gentoo penguin being supremely unbothered by humans

Adeli penguin lost in a sea of Gentoos

Gentoo penguins arriving in Antarctica for the season

Rainbow sunset for our final night on the ship

Snow petrol in a blizzard

Kayaking in a blizzard around icebergs

Woke up to a slightly different Drake Passage…

Trying to eat lunch on the Drake on our way back to Argentina