Serenity
Lemaire Channel

At its narrowest, the Lemaire Channel is only 800m wide, with the precipitous rocky cliffs of Booth Island (left) protecting the channel from the winds that howl in at the northern end of the channel. In this place of there is only silence punctuated with the sound of glaciers popping and grinding their way to the water. and spectacular reflections in the calm dark waters.

Dusk spleandour
Palmerland from Bellingshausen Sea

Seeing a sunset along the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula is not a common occurrence with clouds usually obscuring the soaring mountains. However, late in the evening, the clouds may lift, giving spectacular views of the snow-drenched landscape, reflecting the glorious yellows, oranges and pinks of the setting sun. Sunsets are even more spectacular when seen from the open waters of the Bellingshausen Sea where uninterrupted vistas are not impeded by islands.

Tangerine vision
Palmerland from Bellingshausen Sea

I cannot blame scanner distortion here - the red and oranges of the setting snow reflected by the snow on the Antarctic Peninsula can make spectacular intense colours.

Fire and ice
Bellingshausen Sea

With the mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula now in shadow, the Alpine Glow from the setting sun lights up the sky and clouds over the sea ice to the west.

At the fringe
Bellingshausen Sea

Waning colours of a sunset turn the sea ice boundary into a intense dark velvet blue which contrasts with the golden hues from sun reflecting of an incoming storm clouds.

Blue
Marguerite Bay

Although the clouds may disappear close to land as evening approaches, a dark grey storm band lies menacingly off to the west in the South Pacific Ocean.