Photo Gallery: Sunshine and Beautiful Blue Skies in Antarctica

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh sunshine! Glorious sunshine, at last!

So after more than a week of pretty lousy weather, the sun finally came out on our last day in Antarctica and revealed a completely different side of the other-worldly landscape. And we made sure to soak up every single minute of it! This batch of photos comes from our stop at a place called Yankee Harbor off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, where we joined the seals and the penguins as they basked in the blinding sunshine and brilliant blue skies. Hope you guys enjoy!

Until next time,

The Ioffe sails past Livingston Island on her way back north.

A beautiful sunny day, looking forward along the ship’s port side.

Looking back toward the icy landscape from the ship’s port side.

Passing Livingston Island.

Our landing spot at Yankee Harbor.

Our bright red Wetskins are SUPER bright and red in the sun. 🙂

A fur seal napping on a patch of ice.

A closer look. Ain’t he cute?

We always made sure to keep a respectful distance from the wildlife, but we were still able to get incredibly close.

Enjoying a lazy, sunny Antarctic day.

A group of gentoo penguins gather on shore, while a lone chinstrap penguin waits to join the party.

An Antarctic bowling pin. LOL.

Giddyup! Moments before the polar plunge!

A daily sight back on board the Ioffe, as everybody left their Wetskins out to dry.

One of our final views of this incredible place. What an adventure!