Finally back on shore in Ushuaia. In the airport and had a chance to try to get some feedback. Unfortunately wasn't able to get anything while I was away. So it looks like Day 10 and most of the pictures I sent got lost in the wind. Day 10 was actually one of the most amazing days... the action we saw... Penguins, seals, seals chasing penguins, killer whales chasing seals, killer whales chasing penguins. Here I'll just give you Sheikh Abdul Aziz's words. 

Message from Green Sheikh:

We are returning to Ushuaia from the Antarctica Peninsula, passing the nasty Drake Passage again! There were many things happening during the last week, excitement, interesting, beauty, adventure, reflection and more. Those days passed so quick like a dream.

Camping and sleeping on snow was an interesting experience and was not so difficult to cope with this peaceful environment, we were so lucky that the wind didn't blow. It also reminded me when we camp in the desert (desert to desert) peace and calm. Clean air, wide open, praying on the snow and sand. It was majestic!

In spite of the extreme weather condition and the lack of vegetation, Antarctica is abundant in wildlife in coastal areas and the surrounding sea. The sea is plentiful in krill and plankton, which are the building blocks at the bottom of the Antarctic food chain, ensuring the sustenance to the population of animals.

Flora in Antarctica is very limited but there are about 45 species of birds that breed in the southern ocean, including 8 species of penguins. We saw a few of them like the Adelie, Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins, they are all very distinct, it was interesting to make comparisons in their appearance and behavior. Seals are also part of the Antarctic marine mammals. We saw a few Elephant seals, many leopard seals and fur seals. Our expedition team were so fortunate in this trip to see Orca (killer whale), humpback whales and a few Minke whales.

Those whales came close to us while we were cruising in the Zodiac. We felt these whales were connected with us, without fear from both sides. They did a little belly dancing performance in front of our boats and were playing around like children.

All the beauty of wildlife, land, sea and iceberg have a direct and indirect impacts due to climate change and especially Antarctica peninsula where climate change impacts krill populations and wildlife food chains. This is due to warming on the peninsula. We saw these impacts during or trip.

Our message is not just to protect and save the white continent by talking, but by knowing the right impact and practical evidence, favoring improvement by rethinking and acting with behaviour change. This will continue to save the world what we have learned in Antarctica forever.