Bigtime Goes to Antarctica

[olga]

Wow. Amazing pics, amazing trip!

[OfCourse]

Holy cow, that's awesome! And that chummy penguin is pretty cool, too.

[BTinSF]

Originally Posted by Tex1899

You win. You're the man. You've topped all that has been presented, and will probably not be topped...

Had there been digital photography when I wintered over in McMurdo, Antarctica in 1976-77, I might have topped it. But . . . .

Anyway, nice shots of Antarctica's unique "blue" icebergs and wildlife (more varieties than one might see at McMurdo closer to the pole). It's all very nostalgic.

[latennisguy]

wow..very impressive. I'm on the wait list to get me one of these:

[Architype]

I really enjoyed your pictures. Thanks for sharing, it must have been a wonderful experience, but I kept wondering how cold it was there.

[Tex1899]

Just out of curiosity, what company did you use to book your trip? How much did it cost? PM me if you don't want to publicize it.

[Bigtime]

I went with Quark Expeditions. As for cost, it is really a sliding scale. Depending on length of trip, cabin, ship etc. Pretty much a sliding scale from $4000 to $10,000+ USD.

[tempedude]

WOW! Totally amazing scenery. Nice.

When the weather heats up in the summer here in Phoenix. This is really about the only thing I feel like doing.

Floating around on my very own icecube. Yeah!

Originally Posted by Bigtime

[Bigtime]

Yeah the seals chilling on the icebergs were pretty cool. Most of those pictures were taken when we went on a zodiac cruise around what they call an iceberg graveyard. Usually a channel or bay where icebergs float in and get grounded. It was early evening and all the seals were just chilling on the ice after a long day of eating penguins and stuff! Although a few seals would play around the zodiac, circling it and diving under and such.

[Kingofthehill]

Epic.

[xzmattzx]

Nice pictures. All 7 continents have officially been photographed and shown on SSP now.

[Joey D]

I have never posted in this forum.. but this thread is just adorable, amazing.. exotic..

I would have straight up stole a penguin.. they look so cute.. but I'd steal his girlfriend too, since they're monogamous.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Joey D

I would have straight up stole a penguin.. they look so cute.. but I'd steal his girlfriend too, since they're monogamous.

I wanted to steal me a penguin as well. We could have had some great adventures back here in Canada. But I had to settle for just coming back with my wife!

[Hed Kandi]

Global Warming...My Ass !

I'll believe it when all that snow is gone.

[L.u.v.]

Originally Posted by BnaBreaker

Now THAT is an exotic vacation destination! I think the only thing that could top that is a vacation to The Moon. Incredible thread. Well done.

Even if you went to the moon I would top that with a trip to Mars.

[murdoc9]

amazing stuff, Antartica has always been on the list, but this makes me want to book a trip now - you should collect a fee from Quark for any SSP related bookings

[raggedy13]

Amazing stuff. I really do hope that I can make it down there one day too. What an experience that must have been. Beautiful pictures!

[skyline]

Wow! Now that is one trip no one could ever forget! Excellent shots and thanks for sharing! Totally awesome!

[Jibba]

Beautiful. Great pictures.

[Border City Boy]

Wow. Simply amazing. Great photos.