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sharon osberg (SharonO) > During the times when the helicopters couldn't fly, we went on ice walks out to another distant tabular iceberg.
sharon osberg (SharonO) > Here's what we found..... seals like to haul themselves out of the ocean, then waddle long distances over the ice to get to big icebergs where they can rest somewhat protected from the wind.
sharon osberg (SharonO) > Antarctica 2007 photo
sharon osberg (SharonO) > As with the penguins near the iceberg, the person on the right gives perspective here.
sharon osberg (SharonO) > When the sky is clear, sunsets in Antarctica are spectacular.
sharon osberg (SharonO) > See the penguins?
sharon osberg (SharonO) > Antarctica 2007 photo
sharon osberg (SharonO) > Next morning, the helicopters go on a reconnaissance mission. Yes!! We can fly. We'd been confined to the ship and surrounding ice for nearly 2 days and we're definitely ready to go to the rookery. In order to get all 100 passengers to the emperors and back again, the helicopter pilots agree to a very long 18-hr work day.
sharon osberg (SharonO) > Our base camp about 1 mile from the rookery. These tents are set up in the morning and taken down at night.
During the times when the helicopters couldn't fly, we went on ice walks out to another distant tabular iceberg.
> During the times when the helicopters couldn't fly, we went on ice walks out to another distant tabular iceberg.
During the times when the helicopters couldn't fly, we went on ice walks out to another distant tabular iceberg.
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