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Scientist Jim inspected the foundations that are all that is left of the Old Palmer Base on Amsler Island.

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I enjoyed the clouds and light on this trip to Amsler Island.

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Another view of the glacier.

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A lovely view of the glacier.

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The drill works well, drilling at a rate of about 1/3 meter an hour when things are going well.

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Placing more pipe in the drilling hole.

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Placing the drilling bit and pipe into the drill hole on Amsler Island. They are trying to get to a...

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Chuck and Maggie Amsler, biologists from Univ. Alabama/Birmingham, head to the Island named after them, with Jen in the middle.

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Brian Nelson's photo of me on DeLaca. Thanks for sharing, B. Nelson!

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Brian Nelson took this photo of me on DeLaca, enjoying the views toward the Antarctic Continent.

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The ship left this morning, so the station looks very different without the big giant orange boat in front of it.

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Can you see the 2nd penguin's head sticking up just above the rock? He's hiding.

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They look a lot alike, but these shags and chinstrap penguins are definitely very different. One flies, and one swims.

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These are blue-eyed shags, except for one little bird that does not belong. Can you spot the chinstrap penguin?

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That's our boat moored at DeLaca Island, with our drybags and gear stowed along the shadow line in the left foreground of the photo.

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Brian is an old friend from McMurdo in 2008; it's been fun to reconnect with him here at Palmer.

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Caught on camera! Gotcha, Ryan.

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On DeLaca Island, we had lots of good opportunities for photos on a beautiful blue-sky day.

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