Submitted by Chipotle42 t3_105qz25 in EarthPorn
Chipotle42 OP t1_j3c8710 wrote
More specifically, midnight-ish sun on False Cape Renard (the "true" cape is just to the left of this scene).
weaselmaster t1_j3e2k67 wrote
I was gonna say - this time of year, the sun just gets closer to the horizon and then goes back up!
Chipotle42 OP t1_j3e3ed4 wrote
It made the trip both more wonderful and more exhausting - there was always something to see, almost 24 hours a day.
StuckInLazlosBasemen t1_j3eiq3b wrote
What was it like?? Tell me anything, I’m obsessed with polar travel
Chipotle42 OP t1_j3em2bq wrote
We were on a small ship, so I spent a lot of time outside taking photos as things went by. There were a fair number of other ships, and there was a well-enforced limit on how many people could be on land at a time, so there was a fair amount of waiting for our turn. I spent some of that waiting time talking to the people who had been there before or who had other special knowledge (there was a penguin specialist, an astrophysicist, an geologist, a record holding kayaker, etc., not to mention some impressive photographers). Sometimes we didn't land at all, but toured the shoreline (or icebergs) in a zodiac. I really enjoyed that the wildlife was unafraid, so while we didn't walk right up to them (as we had been instructed about), they sometimes came right up to us.
StuckInLazlosBasemen t1_j3eqz2u wrote
Amazing, thank you so much!
lapSlaPs5456 t1_j3evvov wrote
I agree it was an amazing experience.
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FullSass t1_j3fr5om wrote
???
Eaders t1_j3fiu7y wrote
Do you know if anyone has ever summited those peaks?
Chipotle42 OP t1_j3fj13u wrote
Not that I am aware of. Wiki claims Germans climbed the taller of Una Peaks, pretty similar...
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