The South American and Antarctic experience on the Zaandam

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We were trying  for so closer shots of the penguins but the whales divided our attention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Some closeups

 

 

We don't know how they scaled these cliffs

 

 

 

 

This one had his own private iceberg

 

 

 

 

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The whales were getting closer to the Zaandam and they weren't the only ones

 

 

 

 

 

 

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21 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

Some nice icebergs in this area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

including one's with penguins , some near 

 

 

and some far .

 

 

I thought ”oh they’re nice little icebergs” and then along came the photo with the penguins on!  Some quite magnificent scenery and the next group of photos with the whales are marvellous.

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1 hour ago, caneable said:

 

I thought ”oh they’re nice little icebergs” and then along came the photo with the penguins on!  Some quite magnificent scenery and the next group of photos with the whales are marvellous.

 

Thanks , things are starting to get interesting !

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We had a neighbor moving in at a high rate of speed

 

 

 

It was The Silver Cloud

 

 

 

 

 

They positioned themselves directly between the penguin beach and us

 

 

blocking our view of the penguins 

 

 

Edited February 5, 2019 by scubacruiserx2

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Dinner at the White Continent

 

 

 

 

 

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We forgot to post the other dessert

 

 

[hooked_on_cruising]

Thank you so much for your review and sharing these pictures.  I am daydreaming about my upcoming cruise to South America hoping we are able to sail around Cape Horn.  Will not get to see Antarctica so your pictures have provided great enjoyment.

 

Tanya

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11 hours ago, hooked_on_cruising said:

Thank you so much for your review and sharing these pictures.  I am daydreaming about my upcoming cruise to South America hoping we are able to sail around Cape Horn.  Will not get to see Antarctica so your pictures have provided great enjoyment.

 

Tanya

 

 There is plenty to see and do in South America . Antarctica was the icing on the cake !  

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After The Silver Cloud moved in , the Zaandam moved out 

 

 

 

 

A Gentoo was really moving fast

 

 

In fact it was flying 

 

[caneable]

5 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

A Gentoo was really moving fast

 

 

In fact it was flying 

 

 

Great photos, were they done using shutter burst?

[scubacruiserx2]

44 minutes ago, caneable said:

 

Great photos, were they done using shutter burst?

 

Thanks , yeah the sports setting silent mode on the Canon D 6 .

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We're on the move again

 

 

 

 

 

 

We love the cloud of snow coming off of the mountain

 

 

And what do we see at the base of the mountain in the center of the photo ?

 

[dog]

Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful photos and experience with us. Excited to be heading out this weekend for Santiago.-Star Princess.

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9 minutes ago, dog said:

Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful photos and experience with us. Excited to be heading out this weekend for Santiago.-Star Princess.

 

Fantastic , we hope that you have good weather and a great trip .  

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Some telephoto views

 

 

Love the glacier

 

 

 

We'll be coming round the mountain 

 

 

 

We were glad that we were on the move so that we could see more scenery while the weather was good

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We love these  Lenticular clouds

 

 

 

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Another ship on the horizon ?

 

 

 

 

 

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Looks like a mushroom cloud

 

 

 

close up

 

 

 

We could see the other ship well now . It was the Hurtigruten MS Midnatsol 

 

 

They were tucked in pretty close to the glacier 

 

 

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[caneable]

On 2/8/2019 at 3:08 PM, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

And what do we see at the base of the mountain in the center of the photo ?

 

 

Oh my is that the Alpha Male creeping out of a hole in the snow?

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I know, it’s juvenile isn't it?

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Not sure if it was an Alpha Male or Female and a juvenile that we saw , but we think these were Gerlache Orcas near the ship 

 

 

 

 

Source : https://us.whales.org/wdc-in-action/meet-different-types-of-orca

 

Gerlache orcas, named for the Gerlache Strait of the Antarctic Peninsula where they are most often found, are smaller than Type A and Pack Ice orcas.  They also may appear brown or yellowish because of diatoms and have a cape of pale color.  Their preferred diet is unknown, but they have been seen feeding on penguins and are usually spotted around penguin colonies. 

[caneable]

8 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

Not sure if it was an Alpha Male or Female and a juvenile that we saw , but we think these were Gerlache Orcas near the ship 

 

 

 

 

Source : https://us.whales.org/wdc-in-action/meet-different-types-of-orca

 

Gerlache orcas, named for the Gerlache Strait of the Antarctic Peninsula where they are most often found, are smaller than Type A and Pack Ice orcas.  They also may appear brown or yellowish because of diatoms and have a cape of pale color.  Their preferred diet is unknown, but they have been seen feeding on penguins and are usually spotted around penguin colonies. 

 

Once again great photos. Making us realise that if your observation skills are strong and you have the patience, Sea days are never boring!