From Trevor Potts:
This photo shows the albatross sculpture on a lower headland next to the Horn.
The penguin chicks appear to be a little late this year, only these Adelie chicks so far. This next trip we will see plenty of Chinstrap and Gentoo chicks.
This gives some idea of the scenery we're enjoying in the Antarctic.
The blue ship in the picture is the Polar Pioneer, seen last week in Penola Strait navigating through the brash ice we had just come through. That ship is a sister ship to the Shokalsky which is stuck in ice near Mawson station south of New Zealand. I spent two Antarctic seasons on the Shokalsky.
We walked to it over the sea ice from Vernadsky station which used to be the British Faraday base.
Best wishes to everyone for New Year.
Wordie House is named after James Wordie from Shackleton’s Expedition. It was an all-year station in the 1950s.
Best wishes to everyone for New Year.
Many thanks to Trevor, who runs the Ardnamurchan Campsite.
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