Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Out and About


The sun breaking through the clouds


Traveling through the beautiful LeMaire Channel


Me with an adelie- I wish I were that graceful!

The end of the LeMaire channel, seen from Booth Island


Some of my new penguin friends racing up the trail ahead of me


Me, at the highest point on Booth Island

Last week I got to go out on a trip up the LeMaire Channel on one of the tourist ships that had previously stopped at Palmer Station. I had never been up the LeMaire but I knew it was supposed to be spectacular. And it was- we were lucky to get bright sunshine and clear blue skies for most of the day. I met up with some gentoos and adelies and had a nice lunch with them and passed on the news from Torgeson Island, the main penguin colony closest to Palmer. It was a great day and a big adventure for this little penguin!

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