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We begun our day gently drifting towards Paradise Bay, checking in with a Chilean research station en route, before arriving at the dramatic setting of a "rival" Argentina base, Almirante Brown. This small base with a prominent Argentina flag painted brazenly across the roof, was flanked by a huge glacier that we toured for a while to take in the truly extraordinary scenery that ONLY is offered on the White Continent.
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Sometimes in Antarctica the scenery outcompetes anything the wildlife can do...
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We stopped off at the base, checked in with some Gentoo Penguins and also our first Chinstrap Penguins hiding out at the back of the colony, that were getting a little aggravated with each other...
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All the time the penguins were under the watchful eye of the Snowy Sheathbills, that are ever resourceful and looking for any slight opportunity to take down a penguin or scavenge at a skua's latest catch...
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In the afternoon we headed out into Neko Bay on the zodiacs for some whale action, while surrounded by the best bergs on the Peninsula...
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