Rambling Rauers Tour 2012 Part 1

it is an AVALANCHE of photos! it is a BARRAGE of photos! it is a TSUNAMI of photos! basically, what i'm trying to say is that there will be a lot of photos for you to look at once you finish reading this paragraph. i'm splitting up my Rauers photos in two parts, so this shall be Part 1.


on the way out to the plateau, we came across a jade iceberg - not a very impressive one, but a jade one nonetheless.


once we got up to the plateau, a fog rolled in and we couldn't see anything! there was blowing snow and surface definition sunk to zero. it made driving a challenge, and we were crawling along in the red Hagg at 10kmph. i spent most of my time momentarily glancing at the GPS then looking out the window then glancing at the GPS then looking out the window then...


Arriving at the end of our journey after 10 hours of driving at Macey Peninsula, we hitched up a tent for two whilst the rest (four) slept in the caravan for the night. The next day, we were down the snow ramp and onto the sea ice!


Brown Glacier, every bit as beautiful as the Sorsdal Glacier. It doesn't move anywhere near as fast as the Sorsdal, hence not much break-up of sea-ice around the front of it.


Weddell seals found around the outside (sea-side) of the island complex: all heavily pregnant and ready to pup! We even saw some that had already given birth!



ok la, that's it for now. stay tuned for the next installment of the Rambling Rauers Tour.