!["Free" wine and snacks in our cabin.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040448.jpg)
"Free" wine and snacks in our cabin.
![The wandering albatross has an average wingspan of over 10 feet, the largest of any bird!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040454.jpg)
The wandering albatross has an average wingspan of over 10 feet, the largest of any bird!
![Gentoo penguins. By far the most common species we saw.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040464.jpg)
Gentoo penguins. By far the most common species we saw.
![My first time mountaineering.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040477.jpg)
My first time mountaineering.
![Our ship, the Plancius.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040484.jpg)
Our ship, the Plancius.
![Port Lockroy, "The Penguin Postoffice." It used to be a British research station, now it's just a tourist attraction.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040485.jpg)
Port Lockroy, "The Penguin Postoffice." It used to be a British research station, now it's just a tourist attraction.
![Whale skeleton!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040494.jpg)
Whale skeleton!
![Alyssa with the amazing sunglasses she borrowed from a Ukrainian woman.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040501.jpg)
Alyssa with the amazing sunglasses she borrowed from a Ukrainian woman.
![The HMS Protector supports British operations in Antarctica. It was picking up some of the folks working at Port Lockroy.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040557.jpg)
The HMS Protector supports British operations in Antarctica. It was picking up some of the folks working at Port Lockroy.
![Leopard seal having a stretch.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040564.jpg)
Leopard seal having a stretch.
![The aptly-named chinstrap penguin.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040607.jpg)
The aptly-named chinstrap penguin.
![This is an adolescent that's molting the last of the down they are born with.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040613.jpg)
This is an adolescent that's molting the last of the down they are born with.
![Inside Port Lockroy museum.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040617.jpg)
Inside Port Lockroy museum.
![Radio room.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040619.jpg)
Radio room.
![Old school barometer.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040621.jpg)
Old school barometer.
![This machine was used for research about the ionosphere, which lead to advances in high frequency radio.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040623.jpg)
This machine was used for research about the ionosphere, which lead to advances in high frequency radio.
![These chains were once used by whalers to moor their ships.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040647.jpg)
These chains were once used by whalers to moor their ships.
![Humpback whale! Sadly I didn't get a good photo of it's tail when it dove.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040709.jpg)
Humpback whale! Sadly I didn't get a good photo of it's tail when it dove.
![More humpback whales.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040712.jpg)
More humpback whales.
![A young male fur seal.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040716.jpg)
A young male fur seal.
![An adélie penguin.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040737.jpg)
An adélie penguin.
![Alyssa is making friends.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040753.jpg)
Alyssa is making friends.
![A crabeater seal.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1040777.jpg)
A crabeater seal.
![Camping in antartica!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1050033.jpg)
Camping in antartica!
![Vernadsky research station was originally built by the British, by was sold to the Ukraine government. When it was still British it was called Faraday station, and played a key role in the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1050067.jpg)
Vernadsky research station was originally built by the British, by was sold to the Ukraine government. When it was still British it was called Faraday station, and played a key role in the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer.
![Climate data collection.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1050073.jpg)
Climate data collection.
![An imperial shag, which is a type of cormoran. It flies over the water and dives in after fish it sees.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1050101.jpg)
An imperial shag, which is a type of cormoran. It flies over the water and dives in after fish it sees.
![A weddell seal sleeping.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1050115.jpg)
A weddell seal sleeping.
![This is a salp, which is a little like a jellyfish.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1050192.jpg)
This is a salp, which is a little like a jellyfish.
![A brittlestar.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1050193.jpg)
A brittlestar.
![Abandoned silos on deception island.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1050195.jpg)
Abandoned silos on deception island.
![Fur seal giving me the side-eye.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/antarctica/mobile_sm/P1050205.jpg)
Fur seal giving me the side-eye.