Tomorrow I am leaving Palmer Station and Antarctica. Heading north, back to Punta Arenas, Chile and then on to Santiago, Dallas and finally Southern California. What an amazing time I have had. So many amazing experiences. Here are some final images from Station.
The station cat. He likes cocoa puffs.
Icefish. These fish do not have hemoglobin, and thus their only source of oxygen is what is dissolved in their blood. Since they live in very cold waters, their blood is very cold and can carry much more dissolved oxygen than we can.
Early morning with the LM Gould (on the left) lighting up an iceberg and the NB Palmer (lights to the left of the iceberg) in Arthur Harbor after a visit to station.
Wow - Jo, amazing photos and the time seems to have passed so quickly. Safe travels! Looking forward to having you back!
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