Today we reached the southernmost point of our journey, passing the Antarctic Circle. Just after passing 66 degrees and 33 minutes south, we were greeted to by a pod of type A killer whales. It was a quintessentially Antarctic day, starting under moody clouds with a brisk wind that blew our long locks in front of our camera lenses as we photographed passing ice and marine mammals. As is typical down here, nothing is typical, so we left our afternoon expedition with rosy cheeks from the glare of the sun on calm seas. It truly was a day that will dance around in our hearts and minds for a long time to come.
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- 10 Feb 2018
South of the Antarctic Circle!, 2/10/2018, National Geographic Explorer
- Aboard the National Geographic Explorer
- Antarctica
Katie Crafts, Naturalist
As a kid, Katie wore mom-made, whale-covered jumpers (the uniform of the cool kid, right?!). In high school, she developed a study abroad program so that she could travel to Spain and see what more of the world was like. In college, she spent six wee...
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