No, we’re not in Antarctica. But my brother and his fiancée are! On December 18 Anthony and Gena boarded the National Geographic Explorer in Ushuaia, Argentina. They headed across Drake passage to the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula. At some point during the voyage they will be married by the captain of the ship! Our only way of keeping tabs on them is to read the public expedition reports posted on the company website. [Update: they were married on December 23! See the post, “Anthony and Gena are Married!“]

If you’d like to see the expedition reports, click on the following dates. (The pdf archives are permanent copies in case the live versions are ever removed.) I’ll add more as they become available.

Or, just enjoy the pictures that the expedition photographers have posted:

Minke whales

unknown bird

zodiac headed for shore

Adélie penguins diving

Adélie penguin leaping onto the ice

Adélie penguin

Humpback whale fluke

Base W hut on Detaille Island

Iceberg

Gentoo penguin with chicks

Weddell seal