Antarctic Photos – The Start

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Tim Barker
Sun 29 Jan 2012 18:06

Antarctic Photos – The Start

 

The Crew

 

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Ewan Edwards

 

 

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Peter Barker

 

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Venetia Kenney-Herbert RCC

 

 

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Richard Close-Smith RCC

 

 

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CapTim RCC

 

 

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Able Seadog Snoopy (helming in polar gear)

 

 

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Crew photo in Ushuaia

 

 

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Purchase of Dolly with other essential supplies (wine and beer)

 

 

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Dolly gets strung up – everything is recorded by famous soon-to-be Award Winning documentary producer Peter Barker

 

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The “Micalvi” grounded munitions ship, and southernmost yacht club in the world – our jump off point in Puerto Williams, Chile for the crossing of Drake Passage

 

DOLLY SKUA ATTACK

 

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Dolly trussed up by Ewan in S&M style

 

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Demon skua targets Dolly

 

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Skua goes for the first of several chunks

 

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Ewan – “Dr Doolittle” – has a quiet word

 

SARTORIAL ALTERNATIVES

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Richard in his totally bizarre Special Services one-piece – with zips and holes for every eventuality.

 

 

 

 

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… and the now famous and totally brilliant Weezle Suit, modelled by the Skipper.

 

 

 

FIRST BREAKFAST AT SEA

everyone has something slightly different…

 

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A Full English for ASD Snoopy

 

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… what looks like a saucepan full of vomit for Richard – hard to tell whether it is going in or coming out.

 

 

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…whilst Ewan likes a lick of the well-trussed Dolly (odd bloke, Ewan)