I would not have predicted this but I fell in LOVE 🥰 with the icebergs.
Icebergs were far easier to capture with my phone/camera than birds 🦅 or whales 🐋🙄🤣
An iceberg is fresh water and a minimum of 15 feet long that has broken off of a glacier. Chunks smaller than 35 feet are called , “growlers “ or “bergy bits.”
The craziest of facts is that 90% of the iceberg is below the water and we saw some ENORMOUS icebergs.
Icebergs are full of tiny air bubbles. Over time, the air bubbles are squeezed out. The light absorbs all the colors but blue. This is why some icebergs appear blue.
Shout-out to Emma- There were many icebergs once we left the Drake Passage. When we were kayaking we were told to stay away three times the height from icebergs. There is always the risk of an iceberg flipping.
Shout-out to Tegan- In many places in the Southern Ocean there is new ice forming on the water. The new ice is soft and mushy. As the ice solidifies, it makes it much harder to access the shore.
Shout-out to Chris, Ryder, Hunter, Caroline, Angel, and Lahee- Weather in this part of the world is interesting 🧐 It’s summer and yet it snowed ❄️ almost every day. The temperature wasn’t that cold 🥶 (30-33 degrees) but the windchill was brutal. I used hand warmers on some days but I used my skiing mittens every day. It could be calm one moment and then next thing you know, the wind 💨 is whipping around your body.
Shout-out to David- We saw all kinds of wildlife as you have seen in my pictures. Over and over again the naturalists on board the ship 🛳️ emphasized that the waters are rich with life. Krill being the most important piece of the food chain. Yet, if you look closely there are many other critters to discover…
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