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Re: IN THE LOOP WITH POOP SCOOP #188563 02/03/07 03:24 PM
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How privileged we are to be receiving these reports and photos! Thanks so much, POOP'sters and those of you who have been so kind to relay their messages!


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Re: IN THE LOOP WITH POOP SCOOP #188564 02/03/07 04:55 PM
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From Ngaire:

WHAT A DAY WE HAD. GREAT ZODIAC CRUISE
IN THE MORNING. WE SET OFF IN ABSOLUTE
CALM WITH THE EXPEDITION LEADER IN THE
VERY FIRST ZODIAC. VERY PLEASED WITH
OURSELVES FOR OUR GOOD FORTUNE TO
HAVE THE EXPEDITION LEADER.

THEN OUR LITTLE ADVENTURE BEGAN. THE
ENGINE STOPPED WORKING SO WE HAD TO
BE RESCUED AT SEA IN ANTARTICA. ALONG
SIDE CAME ANOTHER ZODIAC AND THEY
HELD THE TWO BOATS TOGETHER WITH
OARS. VERY HIGH TECH. IT WORKED
PERFECTLY AND WE SWITCHED BOATS. IT
AS REALLY QUITE FUN. LESLIE AND BRAD
WERE WITH US.

OUR ZODIAC CRUISE WAS
AROUND PARADISE BAY AND WE
SAW A FABULOUS GLACIER THAT WE
ALL REALLY ENJOYED GETTING REALLY
CLOSE TO, AND THE CAMERAS WERE
CLICKING AWAY. ONE PART LOOKED LIKE
HIGH RISE BUILDINGS, PICTURES LATER.
WE SAW A WEDDELL AND CRABEATER SEAL
ON ICEBERGS .

THEN WE HEADED FOR A LANDING ON THE
SEVENTH CONTINENT. MANY TOOK THE
TREK UP THE HILL AND THEN CAME SLIDING
DOWN ON THEIR REAR ENDS. MORE
PADDING NOW AFTER THE GREAT FOOD ON
THIS TRIP.

RETURNING TO THE SHIP THE POOL DECK
OFFERED VODKA , BEER AND HOT DOGS.
WE ALL ENJOYED THE AMBIANCE AND
DRINKS AND THEN HEADED TO THE DINING
ROOM FOR ANOTHER GREAT LUNCH.

FOLLOWED BY YET ANOTHER GAME IN THE
POOCH CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT.

WE SAILED THROUGH THE LEMAIRE
CHANNEL IT WAS PICTURE PERFECT. CALM,
ICEBERGS AND MOUNTAINS REFLECTING IN
THE WATER.

THE SUNSHINE CONTINUED AS WE LANDED
AT PETERMAN ISLAND WHERE WE WERE
GREETED BY GENTOO AND ADELIE
PENGUINS. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL SPOT.
AGAIN PICTURES WILL TELL THE STORY-

ABOUT TO SET SAIL FOR DECEPTION
ISLAND. TWO MORE LANDINGS TOMORROW
AND THEN WE HAVE TO LEAVE THIS
WONDERFUL PLACE.


Karen

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Wonderful reading. Ngaire, your enthusiasm is showing. Thanks for letting us travel with you.


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Re: IN THE LOOP WITH POOP SCOOP #188566 02/04/07 06:33 AM
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SCOOP DU JOUR

February 3, Paradise Bay - Antarctic mainland and Petermann Island

Yesterday was one of the highlights of the trip. For the continent
counters we set foot on the Antarctic peninsula. We also reached our most
southern point in the voyage in the afternoon at Petermann Island at 65
degrees south. We had a beautiful sunny day with amazing scenery in
between and after the 2 landings.

In the morning we anchored in Paradise Bay, a large bay surrounded by
huge glaciers, mountains and some amazing glacial 'scupltures'. We first
had about a one hour incredibly scenic zodiac cruise around the bay and
various coves. All the zodiacs have names - today some of us were in
the Sir Ernest Shackleton boat, driven by expedition leader David. About
15 minutes into it the motor died and we had to rescued by Jiri, the
Chief Officer, who did a high tech maneuver of hooking the 2 zodiacs
together with paddles while we all clambored over into the other boat, the
Sir Francis Drake, after which we resumed our tour. The bay ws like
glass - wouldn't have wanted to try that maneiver the other day in the
huge swells! We saw some seals on icebergs, blue eyed cormorants and
stunning scenery.

After that we landed at the Admirante Brown research station where we
took pictures of all of us on the mainland and a few of us climbed a big
hill behind the station and 'luged' down a sled chute.

Back onboard they had set up little tables around the pool deck and
served Danish hotdogs, beer and Absolut vodka accompanied by some oom-pah
musc.

The scenery today was gorgeous - we sailed through the Lemaire Channel
in the afternoon, crunching through a bit of ice and dodging icebergs.
Then we anchored at Petermann Island for a penguin stop at a colony
featuring Gentoos and Adelies. There was a small red sailboat moored at
the island and there also were several yellow tents on shore, home for
months to some young Argentine penguin researchers.

We went back up the Lemaire channel afterwards, and after dinner we
sailed through another stunning area, the Neumeyer Channel.


Denise

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Re: IN THE LOOP WITH POOP SCOOP #188567 02/04/07 04:45 PM
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From Ngaire:

TODAY WAS OUR LAST DAY IN ANTARCTICA.

AS WE WERE LEAVING YESTERDAY A GIANT
ICEBERG HAD FLOATED IN TO THE NARROW
CHANNEL WE HAD TO SAIL THROUGH. ONLY
FOUR HOURS BEFORE WHEN WE CAME
THROUGH THE CHANNEL IT WAS NOT THERE.
THE ICEBERG LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE
STANDING STILL BUT THEY ACTUALLY MOVE
QUITE A LOT DEPENDING ON THE WINDS AND
THE CURRENTS.

GREAT EXCITEMENT AS WE ALL WENT TO
THE BRIDGE TO SEE THE CAPTAIN STEER
THE BOAT THROUGH THIS CHALLENGING
SITUATION. WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THE
CHANNEL OPENING IT WAS HARD TO SEE
HOW HE WOULD GET AROUND THE
ICEBERG. HOWEVER THERE WAS ROOM ON
ONE SIDE THAT WAS NOT INITIALLY EVIDENT
AND VERY SLOWLY WE PASSED THE
ICEBERG AND ENTERED THE CHANNEL. IT
WAS FUN THOUGH AND I LOVE BEING ABLE
TO BE ON THE BRIDGE.

THIS MORNING WE ARRIVED AT DECEPTION
ISLAND WHERE YOU CAN GO FOR A SWIM IN
THE OCEAN. HOWEVER THE TIDE WAS TOO
HIGH TO DIG THE HOT POOL IN THE
VOLCANIC SAND SO THE SWIM WAS CALLED
OFF FOR THE PASSENGERS. THE SHIP
ANCHORS IN A CALDERA OF A
VOLCANO THAT I BELIEVE WAS ACTIVE AS
RECENTLY AS THE 1970'S.

THE POOCH CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES
WITH THE TITLE ON THE LINE THE TENSION
BUILDS. THE GAME WAS PUT ON HOLD AS
THE SHIP WAS SURROUNDED BY
HUMPBACK AND FIN WHALES.

THIS AFTERNOON WE VISITED A CHILEAN AND
RUSSIAN RESEARCH STATION. A FEW ITEMS
TO BUY AND THE SHOP WAS CROWDED.
SOME CHINSTRAP PENGUINS ADDED TO MY
ENJOYMENT OF THIS FINAL LANDING.
THERE WAS CATHOLIC CHURCH AT THE
CHILEAN STATION AND A REALLY CUTE
RUSSION CHURCH AT RUSSIAN STATION. 12
CHILDREN AT THE CHILEAN STATION AND
ONE GERMAN GIRL LIVING WITH THE
RUSSIAN CONTINGENT. I BET SHE IS
POPULAR.

WE JUST WERE TOLD THE FORECAST FOR
THE DRAKE PASSAGE IS FAIRLY GOOD.
LIGHT WINDS SO THE ONLY THING THAT
MAY MAKE US ROCK AND ROLL IS A SWELL.

WE ARE SAILING OUT TO SEA NOW WITH
THE SUN GLISTENING ON THE WATER. BEEN
A GREAT TRIP.

SEA DAY TOMORROW AND THE POOCH
CHAMPIONSHIP WILL CONTINUE.


Karen

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OK...this trip sounds so great it has been added to the list after ROAR2! Glad you have all had a spectacular time.

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MANY thanks to all our intrepid reporters! Loved hearing about it and can't wait for the pix and more details. You've been lucky with weather and hope that continues!


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I just finished catching up with all the posts. What an adventure. It also goes on my list of "to-dos"!

Continue enjoying!

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It's on my list, too. Maybe after ROAR. Love reading all the reports.


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Re: IN THE LOOP WITH POOP SCOOP #188572 02/05/07 12:20 PM
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SCOOP DU JOUR:

February 4: Deception Island an King George Island

This morning we sailed into the bay,which is actually a volcanic
crater, at Deception Island, through a very narrow passage which is where the
Norweigan ship, the Nordkapp, got hung up on some rocks a few days ago.
The landing was at an abandoned whaling station. This stop features the
possibility
for passengers to join the 'polar bear club' by jumping into the
Antarctica ocean and then into hot pools that one digs into the beach prior
to the swim. Today, however, we were there at high tide so there was no
beach to dig the pools into, so nobody got to swim. As you can imagine,
we were all lined up in our swimsuits and so disappointed...

Lunch today was an Asian buffet, featuring some really good sushi and
sashimi in addition to some other Asian dishes.

In the afternoon we sailed into the big bay at St George Island which
is ringed by research stations, some active, some apaprently there as a
way to keep a political base and some 'territory' in Antarctica. We
anchored closed to the Nordkapp which is there for some repairs before it
sails back through the Drake Passage to Ushuaia. We zodiaced in to
shore for a look around the Chilean and Russian stations, complete with
respective mini Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches, as well as have a
look at some chinstrap penguins.

February 5; sea day through the Drake Passage

It is rocking and rolling a bit as we are now about halfway through the
dreaded Drake Passage, but the weather oevrall is quite good. We have
partially cloudy skies, calm winds and the swells this morning were
12-15 ft, not at all bad, and so far no reappearance of the barf bags.
Today we have two lectures, one by Jonathon on the Galapagos and one we are
all waiting for this afternoon by David on life in an Antarctic
station. Tonight is the captain's farewell cocktail party and dinner - usually
not scheduled during the passage day, so that must be a vote of
confidence in the weather.

Other than that, the flurry of pooch games continues to pick up with
Ken redoing his sreadsheet after every round of games. I held a narrow
lead as of this morning, but I believe Brad will be moving ahead once
Ken tabulates the morning scores. Anyone traveling with Ngaire in the
future can expect to be sucked nto this card game.

Tomorrow we land at Cape Horn, weather permitting, and then it will be
time to pack and spend our last night onboard. Not sure when the German
vocabulary quiz will take place, but we are all nodding as if if we
comprehend the German announcements when they are made so we have learned
quite a bit of the language.


Denise

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I'm really going to miss our scoop when their adventure ends!


Margo
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The Scoop has been terrific!

Nancy

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Quote
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I'm really going to miss our scoop when their adventure ends!
Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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From Ngaire:

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF
DRAKE LAKE. THERE ARE SOME SWELLS BUT
NOTHING MAJOR AND THERE IS VERY LITTLE
WIND. NO WHITE CAPS IN SIGHT. LAST NIGHT
I THINK THE SWELLS WERE A LITTLE
STRONGER BUT THERE WAS NOTHING
MAJOR GOING ON. NO BANGING DRAWERS OR
THINGS FALLING AROUND.

WE HAVE BEEN TRULY BLESSED WITH THE
WEATHER. A FEW OVERCAST DAYS AND A
COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME SWELLS BUT
EVERYTIME WE NEEDED SUNSHINE OR
CALM WINDS FOR A LANDING THE WEATHER
GODS CAME THOUGH.

UNEVENTFUL DAY AT SEA WITH POOCH
CHAMPIONSHIP IN FULL SWING. WE HAVE
NOW PLAYED 34 GAMES WITH THE AVERAGE
GAME BEING ABOUT 45 MINUTES IN LENGTH.
THAT MEANS WE HAVE PLAYED
APPROXIMATELY 26 HOURS OF POOCH. IT
HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN AND WE HAVE
LAUGHED AND ENJOYED OURSELVES
IMMENSLY. THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS GAME
LIKE BRIDGE, EASY TO LEARN IT JUST
TAKES ABOUT 5 MINUTES. ANY TAP
PEOPLE WANT TO LEARN FOR THE
CROSSING?.

OFF TO THE CAPTAINS FAREWELL PARTY.
FREE DRINKS. THIS PAYING FOR DRINKS
INLCUDING COKE AND BOTTLED WATER
GETS OLD.

ONE MORE DAY TO GO.


Karen

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These reports have been awesome! What an incredible trip! I, too, will miss the daily SCOOP DU JOUR. Thanks to Ngaire, Leslie, Peggy and Fred for keeping us in the POOP SCOOP LOOP!

SCOOP DU JOUR -

February 6: Cape Horn

We were incredibly lucky with our voyage through the dreaded Drake
Passage. After mild swells yesterday morning and early afternoon the seas
calmed and by late afternoon and all through the night you never would
have suspected that we were what is usually the roughest water in the
world. Now we are anchored at Cape Horn - the weather is lousy - raining,
windy, wavy and cold, in the mid 30's. The 'boots on the ground'
travelers are not deterred by this though and are climbing into the zodiacs
after donning their parkas and rubber boots for the last time to set
foot on the bottom of the continent. People returning from the shuttle are
totally soaked. Due to the poor weather we will only be here for a
couple hours and then sail through the Beagle Channel as we head back to
Ushuaia, anchoring overnight in Puerto Williams.

Last night was the captain's farewell cocktail party, dinner and crew
show. During cocktails they recognized all the key personnel on the
trip, most interestingly the various zodiac drivers. Employees from all
over the ship have voluntarily (ie at no extra pay) taken on zodiac
driving in addition to their regular duties, for instance one woman who
regularly serves us cappuccinos and wine in the Observation lounge during
our pooch games, etc. is a driver, as is one of the housekeepers, the
hotel director, the guy who runs the boutique and even the sous chef.

The crew show consisted of a series of songs of the sea by a 'crew
choir', which also had an interesting make up of personnel - the nurse, the
beautician, the maitre d', one of the chefs, the dim lady from the
front desk, Esther, zodiac driver extraordinaire, David Fletcher, the
expedition leader, some of the waiters, waitresses and deck hands. One of
the Filipino deck hands did a terrific solo as did David, who was so
great that the crowd demanded an encore. No lip-synching for this group!


Denise

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I cannot wait to see the pictures! Thanks to the writers and posters for the daily scoop.

Dena

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From Ngaire:

WE MANAGED A LANDING TODAY AT CAPE
HORN BUT IT WAS WINDY, WET AND NOT TOO
PLEASANT. MOST WENT ASHORE BUT I
DECIDED TO STAY ONBOARD SINCE I HAD DONE
THE CAP BEFORE IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE.

LUNCH TODAY WAS THE BARVARIAN BUFFET
BUT IT WAS SO CROWDED AND NOISY MOST
OF US DECIDED TO MOVE DOWNSTAIRS TO
THE DINING ROOM. I HAD A PASTA WITH
CRABMEAT THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

THE FINAL MATCHES OF POOCH TAKE
PLACE TODAY AT 4.00 PM WE NEEDED A
BREAK TO PACK.

TOMORROW BRAD,LESLIE, PEGGY, JERRY,
KEN AND I WILL ALL BE AT THE CLUB IN
BUENOS AIRES FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS
WAITING FOR OUR FLIGHTS. SO THE FIVE
POOCHERS WILL CONTINUE ON
POOCHING UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT. KEN
(A NON POOCHER) HAS 16 PICTURES READY
TO TRY TO POST ON LCT FROM THE
COMPUTERS IN THE CLUB. MORE WILL
FOLLOW ON KODAK GALLERY BUT WE
PICKED OUT SOME PENGUIN, BIRD AND
SCENERY SHOTS TO POST.

TOMORROW OFF THE BOAT AND THE
FLIGHT HOME. THE TIME TRULY HAS
FLOWN BY THIS IS THE LONGEST CRUISE I
HAVE EVER TAKEN. I AM READY TO GO
HOME NOW BUT IT WAS NOT TOO LONG. A
FEW MORE LANDINGS IN ANTARCTICA
WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE WITH ME . THE
TIME AT SEA HAS BEEN FILLED WITH
LECTURES AND POOCH. I HAVE REALLY
ENJOYED EVERYONE IN THE GROUP.

BACK TO REALITY BRIGHT AND EARLY
TOMORROW.


Karen

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For those returning, and the rest of us yearning (ha), check out the Match, 2007 issue of Islands magazine. It has a great article, with fantastic pictures, called "In the Footsteps of Penguins: An Antarctic Island Odyssedy". - FYI :)


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Poopsters and Poochers...wishing all of you safe and speedy travels. Welcome back to the the real world.

Repeat 3 times slowly.....
"There's No Place Like Home!"

Margo


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Safe travels home, POOPERS!


Denise

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Oh yes, wishing safe travels to all you POOPers!
I am dying to see all those photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You all have done great job of reporting - thanks so much - it's tough to be left at home :mecry: :mecry:


Joanna
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Thanks to all for taking time from viewing penquins and playing POOCH to keep us posted. Next best thing to being there. I agree with Joanna, staying home is hard! Have a safe trip home. Looking forward to the photos, I know they will be great.


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I've been intrigued by all the mentions of their onboard entertainment. Could this be the game Pooch?

Ironically - it's a German game! LOL


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That is ironic Margo!!! Maybe it'll become an LCT game for sea days!


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Safe travels back home to all! Your reports have been so great!! :)


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Checking in from the Admirals club in Buenos Aires. Ngaire, Ken, Peggy, Jerry, Brad and I are all here - amazingly this keyboard sticks just like the ones on the Hanseatic!

The final struggle for bags after our charter flight from Ushuaia at the domestic airport in BA was worthy of the final duel! We will not be missing some (most)of our fellow passengers, JA!


Leslie

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We are in Buenos Aires waiting for our flight to Dallas, so here are ..........

SOME OF KEN'S PHOTOS:

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A King Penguin chick imitating Brad winning at pooch.

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In Antarctica birds walk on water

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These white seals are not albinos, they are blondies and they are one in a thousand seals born

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In King Penguin heaven

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A perfectly calm day in South Georgia

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Seal --- Get off my beach
Kings ---- Forget it we outnumber you

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Penguins as far as the eye can see

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Penguins in front of the ship - they were everywhere.

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MORE OF KEN'S PHOTOS:

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Paradise Bay--this ice looked like a big city skyline ---note the size of the zodiac in the picture

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The beautiful Lemaire Channel

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This Adelie Penguin was picking up rocks and making a nest---one rock at a time, back and forth multiple times.

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Two Gentoo chicks chasing a mother Gentoo for food, she will ONLY feed her own chick---one of these chicks has picked the wrong mother.

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This was the iceberg that blocked our path as we left the Lemaire Channel. We will post the series of shots as we got past this iceberg when we post all our pictures.

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These birds were following the ship, I loved this photo. All types of birds were always around the ship.

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A Fin Whale being chased by a penguin. Quite a difference in size!

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Our last stop we finally saw the cute Chinstrap Penguins

At the airport about to leave so I just added a few captions. I am sure Leslie, Fred and Peggy will post full reports on their return.

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WOW, Ngaire, amazing. Ken takes publication quality photographs. Wonderful! Thankyou for posting.


Robert

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Ngaire...the photos are so incredible - can't wait until you have a chance to upload the rest - they are such a treat! Thank YOU!


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....So beautiful, Ken! I'm dying even more than ever now! Well done, poopsters. Welcome home. These photos are so touching!
Signed,
Your lost pooper sailor
Editing to add: Those Kings look so big & brilliant! ..and the baby is so cute!
Are those Antarctic fur seal pups & a golden morph? Yeah!


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Oh my goodness. Breathtaking!!

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Ngaire, thanks for sharing Kens amazing photos!!!!

Nancy

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WOW.......SPEECHLESS!!!! :app: :app: :app:


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Ken is magnificent photographer - Great job!!!


Joanna
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Incredible photography - those photos are amazing. Ken definitely deserves publication. They are perfect.


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MC to FLL 11/07
MC/Dover 6/06
MARINER:
BCN / Ven 10/11
Alaska 2001|2006
Panama Canal 2003
NAV
Caribbean 11/06
Bermuda|New Eng/Canada 6/04
PG 5/05
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Nautica |Ist/Athens 6/07
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Call National geographic! I've never seen such brilliant pix.....Ken is a professional :app:
Marvelous scenery


Suzie

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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cheer


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Now I'm sorry I didn't quit my job to go on this cruise. WOnderful reports and pictures. Ngaire, please do this again in 2009.

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