Traveling Tolins 2

 Neko Harbor, Portal Point Neko Harbour   is an inlet of the  Antarctic Peninsula  on  Andvord Bay , situated on the west coast of  Graham Land . Neko Harbour was discovered by Belgian explorer  Adrien de Gerlache  during the early 20th century. It was named for a  Scottish   whaling boat , the  Neko , which operated in the area between 1911 and 1924. Captain Fliess Refuge  is an Argentine refuge in Antarctica located in Neko Harbour in the  Andvord Bay  on the  Danco Coast , west side of the Antarctic Peninsula. The refuge was opened on April 4, 1949 and it is managed by the  Argentine Navy . It was inaugurated together with the Penguin Observatory and the Rescue Station under the name of  Refugio Neko . His name pays tribute to the Lieutenant of the ship  Felipe Fliess  of the  Corvette Uruguay  who rescued the  Swedish Antarctic Expedition  headed by  Otto Nordenskjöld . It has been enabled and supplied by the icebreaker  ARA Almirante Irízar  and the ship ARA Bahía Aguirre in vario

  Melchior Island Melchior Islands are a group of islands in Dallmann Bay between the Anvs and Brabant Islands off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.  It includes numerous small, ice-covered, uninhabited islands east and west of the Sound Strait.  They are divided into the groups of the Eastern and Western Melchior Islands. More info:   https://www.antarctic.eu/photos-videos-panoramas/antarctic-panoramas/melchior-islands.html More info:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Islands This morning we took a ride in a Zodiac to witness the beauty of the area Due to high winds blowing too many ice chunks into our potential landing area, we only rode around today viewing land and floating ice from a distance.  There were several days we were "weathered out" from landing.  Prohibitive weather conditions included winds, floating ice, rough seas, rain, reduced visibility - more on the latter later. Our driver headed back to the expedition ship This large doorway on the sta

Damoy Point and Hut   Damoy Point is a rocky headland on the west coast of Wiencke Island, near the northern entrance to the natural harbor at Port Lockroy. It was discovered and mapped by the French Antarctic expedition of 1903 led by Charcot. The point is rather unassuming and at first glance doesn’t warrant a visit. However, it has a couple of hidden gems - two very well-preserved expedition huts. The first, known as Damoy Hut, was built in 1973 and was used by the British Antarctic Survey as a summer air facility and a personnel transfer station, but hasn’t been used since 1993. The interior is in excellent condition and almost looks as if it could be put back into use straight away. There are even tin cups hanging on the kitchen wall as if ready to give travel-weary scientists a restoring cup of tea! Just outside Damoy Hut is a refuge built by Argentina in the 1950s. This is not open to visitors and is still in use as an emergency refuge should the need ever arise. Apart from thes

Fournier Bay Fournier Bay  is a  bay  9 miles long and 4 nautical miles wide, indenting the northeast coast of  Anvers Island  immediately west of  Briggs Peninsula  and south of  Dralfa Point , in the  Palmer Archipelago ,  Antarctica .  Its head is fed  Thamyris ,  Kleptuza , and  Altimir  Glaciers. The bay was probably first seen by a German expedition, 1873–74, under  Eduard Dallmann . It was charted by the  French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05 , under  Jean-Baptiste Charcot , and named by him for Vice Admiral  Ernest Fournier  of the  French Navy . More info:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fournier_Bay Diane preparing for a ride in a Zodiac.  Clothing is extremely wind and water proof. Line up to load one of the Zodiacs. The buoyancy tubes of Zodiac boats have several compartments, separated by waterproof participations.  Thanks to its important air reserves, the boat keeps its ability to float and remain conceptually unsinkable when fully loaded, even with a deflated compartmen