More Tourists Venture (Far) Down Under; Stunning Vistas, Wildlife Lure Visitors to Antarctica
The Columbian › August 22, 2006
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BROWN BLUFF, Antarctica -- Stepping carefully down the cruise ship's gangway, I wait for a break in the swelling waves to make my move.
With a quick stride, I settle on to a small rubber boat. Within minutes, our small group of tourists bounces by floating chunks of strikingly blue ice and a napping seal. The boat lands on a rocky beach, and I swing my legs over the Zodiac to step on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.See the full content of this document
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More Tourists Venture (Far) Down Under; Stunning Vistas, Wildlife Lure Visitors to Antarctica
Walking by blocks of beached ice, my senses are struck by a tremendous sight and a pungent guano smell. Hundreds of adelie penguins are waddling around in front of me. Their numbers stretch high up a rocky slope, about as far as I can see.
It's our first landing on this remotest of con...See the full content of this document
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