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Random Thoughts on a Swell Sea Day
After four days of intense activity, we’ve begun our four-day journey to Tristan da Cunha. The swell is noticeable, but not too bad—I can...
Digital Rabbit
Mar 213 min read


Where Seals Reign Now: A Visit to Grytviken and Jason Harbor
It’s been a few days since we visited Grytviken Whaling Station. Today, we’re sailing in the open ocean toward our next destination, so...
Digital Rabbit
Mar 204 min read


A Rare and Radiant Farewell from South Georgia’s King Penguins
Tucked deep in the Southern Ocean, South Georgia Island is a place few people ever see—and even fewer under perfect conditions. As our...
Digital Rabbit
Mar 193 min read


A Tale of Two Excursions
The Kings of Fortuna Bay After landing at Fortuna Bay, we hiked about a kilometer to the King Penguin colony. Along the way, we passed...
Digital Rabbit
Mar 183 min read
Grytviken: A Whale Killing Station
Today, we spent time in Grytviken, once a hub of industrial whaling. If this were a typical live blog, I might tell you about what I ate,...
Digital Rabbit
Mar 171 min read


South Georgia: Salisbury Plain and Possession Bay
Today was a day of excursions. The morning brought us to Salisbury Plain, home to a colony of about 60,000 King penguins and many...
Digital Rabbit
Mar 163 min read


Where Ocean Currents Collide: Crossing the Antarctic Convergence, for Real This Time
I thought we had crossed the Antarctic Convergence yesterday, but the ship actually crossed it sometime last night. When I awoke, it was...
Digital Rabbit
Mar 154 min read


On Our Way to South Georgia Island
A Restful Night After a Long Walk After taking 26,000 steps over two days, I fell into a deep, dreamless sleep last night. Losing an hour...
Digital Rabbit
Mar 144 min read

Mapping the Unexpected
More often than not, a cruise itinerary is more of a suggestion than a guarantee. Weather is usually the culprit, but on my month-long...
Digital Rabbit
Feb 272 min read


Antarctic Abstracts
After looking at ice, water, and penguins day after day, I decided to experiment with ways that I could process the images to create...
Digital Rabbit
May 26, 20231 min read


When the Waves are Wild
During the month I spent in Antarctica (January 2023), the seas were fairly calm most of the time. I brought two kinds of seasickness...
Digital Rabbit
May 23, 20231 min read


Antarctic Mammals
Antarctica has plenty of opportunities to see whales, sea lions, and seals of all types. There are just a few of the images I captured....
Digital Rabbit
May 22, 20231 min read


Antarctic Landscapes
Snow covered mountains and vestiges of volcanoes. Antarctica is more than just flat ice shelves. Double-click (or double tap) this image...
Digital Rabbit
May 19, 20231 min read


Birds of Antarctica
One of my goals for my month-long trip to Antarctica, was to capture images of birds in flight. Most Antarctic birds (albatross, skua,...
Digital Rabbit
May 17, 20231 min read


Antarctic Ice
Ice comes in many forms in Antarctica—ice bergs, pack ice, continental ice shelves, bergy bits, and more. Some ice bergs are the size of...
Digital Rabbit
May 16, 20231 min read


Penguins of Antarctica
The month in Antarctica was so overwhelming that it is taking me a bit to gather my thoughts. I decided to gather up some photos and post...
Digital Rabbit
May 15, 20231 min read


The Farthest South I'll Ever Get
On January 16, 2023, Captain Oliver nosed the National Geographic Endurance into the Ross Ice Shelf. With this act, our ship became the...
Digital Rabbit
Mar 18, 20231 min read


A Rescue at Sea: An Unforgettable Antarctic Mission
When I signed on for a 32-day expedition cruise from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Dunedin, New Zealand, the possibility of a sea rescue never...
Digital Rabbit
Jan 29, 20236 min read


Creating in the Cold: Antarctic Artists and Writers Program
A few years back I watched Werner Herzog’s Encounters at the End of theWorld, a fascinating look at life in Antarctica. I knew he was...
Digital Rabbit
Dec 27, 20221 min read

Antarctica
If you own a globe, as I do, you'll know that Antarctica gets skewered in such a way that is it difficult to view the entire continent....
Digital Rabbit
Dec 26, 20222 min read
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