First, here’s an index of all my Antarctica posts in case you missed something:

And here’s our final course:

 

Now, I thought I would have some profound closing thoughts about checking the seventh continent off my list but surprisingly, I don’t. I did send myself a postcard though from the ship and I just received it a couple days ago (5 weeks after it was mailed) so I’ll let the post card wrap up this amazing experience:

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I took hundreds of photos and videos so it was incredibly challenging to narrow down footage for these posts. Here are a few last shots and I’ll say goodbye to Antarctica for now…

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Orca up close

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Fins and flukes
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Can you even imagine?!
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Midnight Sun
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I did that.
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No more beautiful sunset than one over the Southern Ocean,
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And may we all be as happy and content as this seal.

 

To sum it all up…

Song: The Good Life – One Republic ft. B.O.B.

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