Farewell
January 18, 2005 | 17:15

Penguins Abound
January 17, 2005 | 11:30

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A family of Gentoo Penguins watch carefully over a chick on Useful Island. The name of the island is believed to based on the islands usefulness as a navigation point. Read Craig Altemose's entry about the penguin family

From the very first day of landing in Antarctica, expedition team member Ashley Yunker sported her penguin cap in the true spirit of the continent and its surrounding islands

Bobsledding in Paradise
January 16, 2005 | 20:54

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(l-r) Ashley Yunker, Tom Alves, and Michelle Davis take in the scene at Paradise Bay. The three hiked to the top of a small foothill with the rest of the expedition to take in the view of the bay and surrounding islands.

After hiking to the top of a foothill on Paradise Bay, Patrick Schwing and Professor Hammerschmidt solved a team building exercise challenge on how to get back down the quickest. Not only did they make a speedy descent but they also found the ride exhilarating.

Tom Alves waits for the next zodiac from the ship and the rest of his team mates on the steps of the Argentinian Almirante Brown Station in Paradise Bay. The research station is in operation during the summer only but with economic issues in Argentina many bases are not being fully staffed.

The Most Southern Public Post Office in the World
January 15, 2005 | 19:30

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Dustin Malcolm attaches a stamp to a postcard for his parents at Port Lockroy on Goudier Island. Port Lockroy, a former whaling station and British wartime base, is now the most southern public post office in the world.

Learn more about Port Lockroy

Cuverville Island
January 15, 2005 | 15:34

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The entire Eckerd team takes a break for a group photo near Trinity Island. (l-r back row standing) Dustin Malcolm, Craig Altemose, Dan Niebler, Michelle Davis, Jeanette Warner, Andy Hopper, Matt Taylor, Matt Staman, Darrell Bullington, Tom Alves. (l-r front row) Ashley Yunker, Brett Buckingham, Patrick Schwing, Chris Hildreth, Peter Hammerschmidt, Joty Puckett.

Near Cuverville Island a recently overturned iceberg shows it underbelly.		Upon landing on Cuverville Island Patrick Scwhing(left) and Craig Altemose(right) engage in a little whalebone jousting.
Zodiacs are launced Friday night on Curtiss Bay from the M/S Andrea to provide the expedition members a spectacular study of mother nature's art in the form of icebergs.		Expedition members get a rare treat of calm water and beautiful light as they inspect an iceberg in Curtiss Bay.
The expedition team perform the Traffic Jam exercise under the close observation of Professor Hammerschmidt.		Professor Peter Hammerschmidt explains the class exercise in team management to the expedition members. The exercise called "Traffic Jam" was to be completed on a rock in Mikkleson Harbor and was based on the interaction between the team and the penquins.

Antarctic Bathers
January 14, 2005 | 13:20

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Jeanette Warner pauses from her daily work assignment of her journal entry and leadership lesson exercise to gaze out the window of the M/S Andrea as she passes icebergs in the Bransfield Straight.

Due to 50 knot winds and huge waves the expedition team was prevented from landing on Deception Island. The chance to swim in Antarctica was to be on Deception in a thermal spring. In order to get thier official certificate as an Antarctic Bather, the Eckerd team and thier new found friends donned their suits and the crew of the Andrea offered up the unexpected water.

Antarctic Bathers gather for a pose on the fantail as the M/S Andrea leaves Deception Island. The wind was gusting to 50 knots and the actual temperature was below freezing.

Brown Bluff
January 14, 2005 | 08:18

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Team Antarctica returns back to the mother ship M/S Andrea via zodiac after going ashore at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula Thursday night.

(l-r) Craig Altemose and Brett Buckingham inspect a 50 million year old sedimentary rock at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula. The rock is home to two lichens found in Antarctica and also shows volcanic cobbles. The rock greeted the two as they stepped ashore on the continent.

An iceberg offers up a frame for another as the midnight sun wanes on Iceberg Alley and the M/S Andrea makes her way to Deception Island.

Paulet Island
January 13, 2005 | 15:16

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Adelie penguins adrift on an iceberg near Paulet Island.

Eckerd student and expedition team member Brett Buckingham uses a satellite phone to call his Mom during the landing at Paulet Island, Antarctica. The island is home to the largest Adelie penguin colony in the world. Read about Brett's phone call		An Adelie penguin stops to ponder his next step on Paulet Island.
Andrew Hopper gets a close encounter of the penguin kind on Paulet Island.		Craig Altemose squeezes himself into a mini iceberg on the rocky beach of Paulet Island.

Half Moon Island
January 13, 2005 | 11:30

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Expedition members walk back to the zodiac landing area near the Argentinian research base on Half Moon Island.		A gentoo penquin on Half Moon Island, Antarctica.
After exploring the island of Half Moon, members of the expedition take time out to frolic and roll down a snowy embankment before heading back to the ship in a Zodiac.		Chinstrap penguins on a rocky perch on Half Moon Island.

Penguins, Seals and Students
January 12, 2005 | 12:00

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(l-r) Thomas Alves, Dan Niebler, Dustin Malcolm, Patrick Schwing, and Jeanette Warner are overcome with the sights of their first Antarctica landing. Patrick points out a rookery of Chinstrap penguins atop a rocky outcrop as they step foot on Halfmoon Island, Antarctica.		Chinstrap penguins on Half Moon Island await the arrival of Eckerd College students on their winter term.
Humans left and penguins right await to meet each other as the M/S Andrea and its Eckerd students disembark.		A Chinstrap penguin checks out the arrival of the M/S Andrea.
A Weddell seal lazily watches Eckerd students walk by as they explore the antarctic surroundings of Half Moon Island.		A chinstrap penquin looks back at the Eckerd contingent as they make their way up the rookery on Half Moon Island, Antarctica.

First Iceberg
January 12, 2005 | 09:30

The Captain's challenge: "Be the first to spot the first iceberg as big as this ship." Dan Niebler met the challenge. The first iceberg was spotted 35NM north of the South Shetland Islands. The exact location of the iceberg was 62 degrees 24.7 minutes South X 59 degrees 13.5 minutes West. The bird is a giant southern petrel. Photography by Chris Hildreth

Read Dan's entry about the iceberg

About Winter Term in Antarctica

About the M/S Andrea

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