1. ANTARCTICA One of the Last Pure Places on Our Planet

2. ANTARCTICA – An Expedition of your lifetime! Antarctica's white wilderness captivates you as you cruise into the 7th continent. It is breathtakingly beautiful. Nature in its pristine condition overwhelms all your senses. Words fail to describe this amazing magnificent continent where time has stood still! It is an expedition of one's lifetime. The never ending glaciers are so picturesque against the azure blue skies. The icebergs are not only humongous but no two icebergs look alike. Nature is at work creating ice carvings that float in emerald green or deep blue waters. It is as if you are in a modern art gallery gazing in awe and admiring beautifully sculpted ice! So gorgeous.

3. This is the home of the penguins and they are ever so adorable. Never have I seen so many penguins in my life! You are up close and personal with Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adelie penguins. The chicks are everywhere running to their mothers for food and more food. We saw Leopard seals, fur seals, elephant seals, minke whales, albatros, petrels, skua etc - a feast for your senses! The unique tour was offered by Grand Circle Travel and we sailed on Corinthian II with 114 passengers. Fantastic ship for an expedition with zodiacs for our wet landings. The ship's crew and expedition team were outstanding. We were treated like royalty - they could not do enough for us. Food and service were absolutely wonderful. The expedition team provided us with a CD of pictures and Expedition Log at the end of our trip. This was a very memorable trip for me!

4. Our first glimpse of Gentoo Penguins Aitcho Island – February 18 2013

5. Gentoo Penguin feeding it’s Chick Aitcho Island

6. The chicks are voracious feeders Aitcho Island

7. Gentoo Chick almost fully grown Aitcho Island

8. A Moulting Gentoo Penguin and an Elephant Seal Aitcho Island

9. Chinstrap Penguin feeding it’s Chick Aitcho Island

10. Penguin Rookery Aitcho Island

11. A Spectacular Iceberg with an arch Gerlache Strait - February 19 2013

12. A Spectacular iceberg with an arch Gerlache Strait

13. "The ice was here, the ice was there, the ice was all around" Gerlache Strait.

14. " The ice mast high, came floating by......“ Gerlache Strait.

15. Beautifully carved by nature! Gerlache Strait

16. Iceberg Art Gerlache Strait

17. Glaciers and Rocks Gerlache Strait

18. Approaching Cuverville Island

19. Gentoo Rookery in Curverville Island

20. Old Whale Vertebrae

21. Gentoo Penguins Enjoying the Sunshine

22. Gentoo Penguin Colony One of the largest and smelliest Gentoo Penguin colonies in Antarctica.

23. Another Beautiful Iceberg

24. Polar Skua Bird

25. Leopard Seal Resting

26. Leopard Seal Yawning

27. The changing faces of Antarctica!

28. Unique Art of Antarctica

29. Close Encounter of the “swirls”

30. Up Close and Personal

31. Penguins Porpoising – what a sight!!

32. Big glacier ready to calve???

33. Time for a Siesta!

34. Neko Harbour

35. What’s up doc?

36. They just wander about doing what they do regardless of our presence.