tiabunna's photos with the keyword: deep antarctica

On Boxing Day we were in open sea near the coastline, with a full gale blowing. Drifting snow covered the Antarctic plateau creating the fuzzy effect in the background while, as we ran downwind, large waves dashed against a nearby tabular iceberg - seemingly unmoving like an island. And this was the time for us to depart The Big Ice for points northward. Definitely best viewed on black.

Christmas Day, and with the weather again worsening in the afternoon it was a matter of heading to some clear sea. That involved the ship squeezing slowly and carefully between an area of thick old sea ice and a large tabular iceberg (see note for earlier shot, showing the quite narrow gap). Needless to say, this was somewhat suspenseful and little was being said on the ship's bridge, where this was taken!

Christmas Day began with windy conditions - here we see snow drifting in the wind from the top of a large iceberg as our ship passed (the drifting snow creates the foggy appearance and also the horizontal line of lightening). Later the wind eased and we were able to stop at some fast ice for photos and for Santa to make an appearance (see note). This also gives some perspective of the size of the ship (about 4300 tonne). I recommend viewing on black.