A friend of mine is in Antarctica building a new runway

[valhalla]

5 feet of snow!!!  Nope!  Not me, I'm a snow weenie 

[Donna]

Jeff came across this female seal and named her Penny. She poses too.

[valhalla]

Ok, I see snow, but Jeff isn't wearing a hat, gloves, or parka.  How warm is it?

[Donna]

Ok, I see snow, but Jeff isn't wearing a hat, gloves, or parka.  How warm is it?

I asked him the same question???

[Annette]

Hi Donna,

Jeff came across this female seal and named her Penny. She poses too.

nice pictures. I loved the seal.

Greetings
Annette

[Donna]

I asked Jeff about Penny and he said it doesn't look good for her. He said she shouldn't have been out there alone and was going back yesterday to see if she was there or well...who knows. Maybe I don't want to know.

He did find some Adelie Penguins yesterday and said watching them reminded him of a bunch of kids just playing and having a good time. Here's some pics.


Also he said it's against the law to interfere with any animal that is in danger. I'm like WHAT??? That's so sad. I told him if I were there, I'd be in jail because I'd break all the rules. Who's gonna know on that big block of ice.

[valhalla]

Thanks Donna (and Jeff) - these are great pictures.  Remember, the predators have to eat, too 

[Donna]

Thanks Donna (and Jeff) - these are great pictures.  Remember, the predators have to eat, too 

  I know

[Donna]

Thanks Donna (and Jeff) - these are great pictures.  Remember, the predators have to eat, too 

Just heard from Jeff on Penny the seal: Hey Donna,  Went out to Pegasus yesterday,Penny wasn't there... Hopefully she has found a hole in the Ice or has moved on to the open water !!!!

Good enough for me! 

[valhalla]

Me, too!

[Joyce]

Donna - This is a marvelous saga of Jeff's Antartic adventures.  He sent some great pics and I love the penquins.  But, those seal eyes get me every time.  So where is Jeff now?

~Joyce

[Donna]

Donna - This is a marvelous saga of Jeff's Antartic adventures.  He sent some great pics and I love the penquins.  But, those seal eyes get me every time.  So where is Jeff now?

~Joyce

Joyce, he's still in Antarctica until Feb, then he's off to New Zealand for a while, then home to Oregon, then to NJ to see his old friend. 

[Donna]

Wow, so many Penguins. He's so lucky to be there to see all this.

[Donna]

He can only go out on Sunday's, his day off to scour the Island.

[valhalla]

Great pictures!  My friend Lynn and hubby are headed to New Zealand in March (she went to Antarctica for vacation last January).