The Fish Islands are low-lying, but heavily populated by Adelies. Our second passage through the famous Lemaire Channel was late at night which gave it a different emphasis.
1 The front of an unnamed glacier.
2 Beneath the bridge.
3 Adelies on the Fish Islands.
4 Discarded feathers.
5 Standing guard.
6 Look at me!
7 Feeding the young.
8 Preening is important.
9 An attempt at flying.
10 Taking the plunge.
11 A hopping Adelie.
12 The point of no return.
13 Some way to go before this chap is ready for a swim.
14 Feather detail.
15 A nice ruff.
16 A jumble of small icebergs cloggng up the bay.
17 A dragon's head of ice.
18 Nature in the raw!
19 A humpback disappears below the waves.
20 Whale!
21 View of the whale's hump.
22 About to dive.
23 This humpback was rolling on its side and generally having fun!
24 Three humpbacks cruise past the ship.
25 Hints of the interior of Adelaide Island.
26 A rare event - twin flukes. Less rare is that I nearly missed it - hence the grainy shot!
27 Entrance to the Lemaire Channel.
28 Very adjacent ice cliffs - only a few 10s of metres from the ship.
29 These cliffs rise 1000m above the sea.
30 The Lemaire Channel in the gathering gloom.
31 Bands of sea ice float on the surface.
32 View back down the Fram's "sun deck" to the Lemaire Channel.
