Ross Sea 2009

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00 Marina Svetaeva (the ship, not the poet)
Contents page: Marina Svetaeva (the ship, not the poet)
03 Invercargill water tower
3 Invercargill water tower
05 albatross airshow
5 albatross airshow
06 rata forest, Auckland Island
6 rata forest, Auckland Island
06 Sarah's Bosom
6 Sarah's Bosom
07 e=mc what?
7 Philosophy 101: Hooker sea lion ponders the meaning of penguins
07 Snares penguin declines a dip at Campbell Island
7 This Snares penguin at Campbell Island knows the answer.
09 storm, Southern Ocean
9 storm, Southern Ocean
10 Royal albatross
10 Royal albatross
10 signing a wave
10 signing a wave
13 I'm convinced penguins can fly if they try hard enough
13 I'm convinced penguins can fly if they try hard enough.
13 sea ice with algae, penguins and poo
13 sea ice with algae, penguins and poo
15 Borchgrevink's hut (1899), Cape Adare
15 Borchgrevink's hut (1899), Cape Adare
16 around midnight
16 around midnight
16 But mum, the featherdresser said, like, it's the latest style!
16 "But mum, the featherdresser
said, like, it's the latest style!"

16 C'mon, I'm hungry!
16 "C'mon, I'm hungry!"
16 tired but happy after a day at the beach
16 tired but happy after a day at the beach
17 Cape Hallett
17 Cape Hallett
17 Crabeater seals don't eat crabs.
17 Crabeater seals don't eat crabs.
18 pack ice forming
18 pack ice forming
18 sea ice forming
18 sea ice forming
20 Franklin Island
20 Franklin Island
21 Shackleton's hut, Cape Royds
21 Shackleton's hut, Cape Royds
23 Scott's hut, Cape Evans
23 Scott's hut, Cape Evans
23 Scotts's hut (used between 1910-1916): interior
23 Scotts's hut (used between 1910-1916): interior
25 lenticular cloud covering Mt Erebus
25 lenticular cloud covering Mt Erebus
26 Commonwealth glacier, Taylor Valley
26 Commonwealth glacier, Taylor Valley
27 mummified seal, Taylor Valley
27 mummified seal, Taylor Valley
27 Taylor Valley
27 Taylor Valley
28 McMurdco Station, with Scott's 1901 hut in the foreground
28 McMurdco Station, with Scott's 1901 hut in the foreground
30 blue penguins, with optical firepower to spare
30 blue penguins, with optical firepower to spare
30 Emperor
30 Emperor
30 Hey, this is a non-smoking area!
30 Hey, this is a non-smoking area!
30 Mt Erebus from the sea ice
30 Mt Erebus from the sea ice
32 leopard seal:  Did you see where I left my tissues?
32 leopard seal: Did you see where I left my tissues?
33 Coulman Island, Ross Sea
33 Coulman Island, Ross Sea
34 bergs in pack ice, ship in top left corner
34 bergs in pack ice, ship in top left corner
34 graffiti writer at work
34 graffiti writer at work
34 Mist rolling off Coulman Island
34 Mist rolling off Coulman Island
38 Welcome to Macca!
38 Welcome to Macca!
39 I hate this part of getting wet.
39 I hate this part of getting wet.
39 Macquarie Island with kings
39 Macquarie Island with kings
39 nearly at takeoff speed
39 nearly at takeoff speed
39 part of Lusitania Bay
39 part of Lusitania Bay
39 synchronised swimming squad at Macca
39 synchronised swimming squad at Macca
40 Anti-Obesity Squad patrolling Macca's beaches
40 Anti-Obesity Squad patrolling Macca's beaches
40 contenders for the lightweight and heavyweight divisions discussing tactics
40 contenders for the lightweight and heavyweight divisions discussing tactics
40 So cool...
40 So cool...
40 thwack!
40 thwack!
44 Pedra Branca
44 Pedra Branca
45 a small fraction of the beach at Lusitania Bay
45 a small fraction of the beach at Lusitania Bay
45 so elegant...
45 so elegant...
46 candlesticks
46 candlesticks
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