THE Day

well, i finally had my day. i was able to get out with a scientist doing some fishing studies. we snowmobiled out to Cape Evans, fished a little, i didn't catch anything, then he turned over the snowmobiles to me and five other people on the trip and we headed out to Cape Royds. On the way, we encountered some Emperor Penguins. We stopped and they walked right up to us. I've never seen a penguin in my life, not even at a zoo- as far as i can remember. So to have about 15 big ones walk right up to me and check me out for a bit, that has been the most incredible experience with wildlife ever. After they moved on, so did we to Cape Royds and the Adelie penguin colony. They weren't as majestic, and about half the size of the emperors, but they were so funny to watch. I was also able to visit and go inside Shackleton's hut there. We came back after a full day and drove up near Barn Glacier which was huge and amazing. As we went out, the sky was clear and a perfect picture with Erebus behind it, but when we came back, it clouded up- a missed photo opportunity for sure. oh well. so most of these pictures are about 45% of their real resolution, so i hope they still look okay. i finally saw my penguin.

Phil