Jim Schroder's Travel

Home
Trips

Select Page

Antarctic

Crashing into the water

All happening in milliseconds of time

I was so excited to be able to capture this sequence of photos. No one else captured it.

Up close an overturned iceberg

Incredible photography. Icebergs in the foreground in twisted shapes with mountains of ice in the background.

A Holland America Ship sneaking into the Paradise Harbor for a "pass through". We saw from the water level. They saw from the upper decks of the ship.

Our ship to the left and the Holland America ship to the right in the photo.

Zodiac in foreground. Our ship to the left. Holland America to the right. A really unique photo.

Great shot of the aft of the ship. The zodiac unloading passengers to the bottom deck. This is the area where we had our boots and water repellent pants pressured washed. The next deck up the stairs is where we stored our boots and pick up our walking shoes into the ship.

Port Lockroy is a natural harbor on the north-western shore of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago in front of the Antarctic Peninsula. Our next stop to visit a working Base.

Everyone had a chance to do a little shopping for souvenirs.

The base was manned by all ladies. Four young ladies I believe from England and Scotland.

During 1996, the Port Lockroy base was renovated and is now a museum and post office operated by the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust

It is one of the most popular tourist destinations for cruise-ship passengers in Antarctica. Proceeds from the small souvenir shop fund the maintenance of the site and other historic sites and monuments in Antarctica. The Trust collects data for the British Antarctic Survey to observe the effect of tourism on penguins. Half the island is open to tourists, while the other half is reserved for penguins. A staff of four typically process 70,000 pieces of mail sent by 18,000 visitors that arrive during the four month Antarctic cruise season. A souvenir passport stamp is also offered to visitors.

The original base and how it was at that time.

[Show slideshow]

◄ 1 ... 12 13 14 ... 18 ►

© 2025 Jim Schroder