Antarctica pictures from 2018
Pictures are a poor substitute for any experience, and that's especially true for experiences that take place in Antarctica.
Nonetheless, as another year narrows to a close, we invite you to join us in celebrating Antarctica's photographic majesty by perusing this hand-picked selection of polar pictures taken during our 2018 Antarctica trips.
Until the day you join us on one of those trips yourself, that is.
1. The seabirds of the Drake Passage
2. Wilhelmina Bay whale spouts
3. Antarctic kayaking at Waterboat Point
4. A posing chinstrap penguin at Whalers Bay
5. Taking a scenic stop at Skontorp Cove
6. Jougla Point glacier-side hikes
7. A humpback whale at Orne Harbor
8. Cruising the Antarctic ice pack of Crystal Sound
9. The life of a lounging leopard seal
10. Curious gentoo penguins at Cuverville Island
11. Leaping Lemaire Channel crabeater seals
12. A cackling crabeater seal
13. Snowshoeing at Antarctica's Brown Station
14. An argument between elephant seals
15. Overworked gentoo chicks
16. Spelling out Antarctica - any way possible
17. Ortelius in the fog of Maxwell Bay
18. Marveling at a minke whale
19. A gliding black-browed albatross
20. Special vows in a special place
21. Camping under the skies of Antarctica
22. A wandering albatross over Antarctic waves
23. Antarctica-style shoreline strolls
24. Deception Island deep dive
25. The emperor penguins of Snow Hill Island
