{"id":77,"date":"2008-03-19T13:34:15","date_gmt":"2008-03-19T13:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/photo-gallery"},"modified":"2008-03-20T14:04:48","modified_gmt":"2008-03-20T14:04:48","slug":"photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doctorross.co.za\/?page_id=77","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m busy working on a more formalised gallery plug-in for the blog, but in the meantime please enjoy this miscellany of photographs. Hover your mouse for a brief description, or click on the image for a larger view.  Most are my own photographs, but I&#8217;ve added credits at the bottom for others.     Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Southbound Voyage<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20071204-interview.jpg\" title=\"20071204-interview.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20071204-interview.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"20071204-interview.jpg\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20071204-sanae47.jpg\" title=\"20071204-sanae47.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20071204-sanae47.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"20071204-sanae47.jpg\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20071204_setting_sail.jpg\" title=\"20071204_setting_sail.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20071204_setting_sail.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"20071204_setting_sail.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/goodbyect.jpg\" title=\"Table Bay, Cape Town and Table Mountain, as the ship leaves the harbour\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/goodbyect.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Table Bay, Cape Town and Table Mountain, as the ship leaves the harbour\" \/>  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/agulhascargo.jpg\" title=\"Cargo aboard the foredeck of the SA Agulhas\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/agulhascargo.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Cargo aboard the foredeck of the SA Agulhas\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/goodbyect.jpg\" title=\"Table Bay, Cape Town and Table Mountain, as the ship leaves the harbour\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/rossrace.jpg\" title=\"Ross with Table Mountain receeding in the background\u00e2?\u00a6 yes, that\u00e2??s a copy of Amundsen\u00e2??s \u00e2??Race to the South Pole\u00e2?\u009d\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/rossrace.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Ross with Table Mountain receeding in the background\u00e2?\u00a6 yes, that\u00e2??s a copy of Amundsen\u00e2??s \u00e2??Race to the South Pole\u00e2?\u009d\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/lotter2.jpg\" title=\"The unmistakable Lotter Kock, again\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/lotter2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"The unmistakable Lotter Kock, again\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/dom.jpg\" title=\"Dominic Wills\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/dom.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Dominic Wills\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/musterstation.jpg\" title=\"Muster Station aboard the SA Agulhas after dark\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/musterstation.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Muster Station aboard the SA Agulhas after dark\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/becalmedsea.jpg\" title=\"The glassy becalmed sea\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/becalmedsea.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"The glassy becalmed sea\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/becalmedlight.jpg\" title=\"Becalmed abstract\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/becalmedlight.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Becalmed abstract\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/prions.jpg\" title=\"Hundreds of prions (small seabirds) skimming the glassy sea in front of the Agulhas\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/prions.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds of prions (small seabirds) skimming the glassy sea in front of the Agulhas\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/sextant.jpg\" title=\"Fixing position using a sextant\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/sextant.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Fixing position using a sextant\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/paul.jpg\" title=\"Paul Llewellyn.  He\u00e2??s just legendary.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/paul.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Llewellyn.  He\u00e2??s just legendary.\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/sextant.jpg\" title=\"Fixing position using a sextant\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/thomasharms.jpg\" title=\"Professor Thomas Harms\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/thomasharms.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Thomas Harms\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/sextant.jpg\" title=\"Fixing position using a sextant\">  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/sunsetsail.jpg\" title=\"Sailing south into the sunset\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/sunsetsail.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Sailing south into the sunset\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/albatros1.jpg\" title=\"Albatross, glliding forever over the South Atlantic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/albatros1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Albatross, glliding forever over the South Atlantic\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/goodbyect.jpg\" title=\"Table Bay, Cape Town and Table Mountain, as the ship leaves the harbour\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Hospital aboard the SA Agulhas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/agulhashospital.jpg\" title=\"The three-bed hospital aboard the SA Agulhas, showing the oxygen bank and digital x-ray machine\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/agulhashospital.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"The three-bed hospital aboard the SA Agulhas, showing the oxygen bank and digital x-ray machine\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/agulhasmeds.jpg\" title=\"Pharmacy in the ship\u00e2??s hospital\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/agulhasmeds.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Pharmacy in the ship\u00e2??s hospital\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/agulhastheatre.jpg\" title=\"The consulting room and theatre aboard the SA Agulhas\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/agulhastheatre.jpg\" title=\"The consulting room and theatre aboard the SA Agulhas\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/agulhastheatre.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"The consulting room and theatre aboard the SA Agulhas\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/agulhasmeds.jpg\" title=\"Pharmacy in the ship\u00e2??s hospital\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Bouvet Island<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/bouvetpanorama.jpg\" title=\"Bouvet Island Panorama\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/bouvetpanorama.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Bouvet Island Panorama\" \/><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bouvetbergsbirds.jpg\" title=\"Bouvet, \u00e2??bergs and birds\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bouvetbergsbirds.jpg\" title=\"Bouvet, \u00e2??bergs and birds\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bouvetbergsbirds.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Bouvet, \u00e2??bergs and birds\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bouvetgull.jpg\" title=\"Seagull off Bouvet Island\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bouvetgull.jpg\" title=\"Seagull off Bouvet Island\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bouvetgull.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Seagull off Bouvet Island\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bouvetbergsbirds.jpg\" title=\"Bouvet, \u00e2??bergs and birds\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bouvetgull.jpg\" title=\"Seagull off Bouvet Island\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/team_greghofmeyr.jpg\" title=\"Biologist Greg Hofmeyr, a core member of the Bouvet Island team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/team_greghofmeyr.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Biologist Greg Hofmeyr, a core member of the Bouvet Island team\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/team_martinbieu.jpg\" title=\"Martin Bieu, leader of the Bouvet Island research team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/team_martinbieu.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Martin Bieu, leader of the Bouvet Island research team\" \/>  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/team_petruskritzinger.jpg\" title=\"Petrus Kritzinger, expedition medic extraudinare\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/team_petruskritzinger.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Petrus Kritzinger, expedition medic extraudinare\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/rainykamov.jpg\" title=\"Kamov helicopter sits ready to lift the team and equipment to Bouvet as soon as the rain stops\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/rainykamov.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Kamov helicopter sits ready to lift the team and equipment to Bouvet as soon as the rain stops\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/kamovlifting.jpg\" title=\"Kamov preparing to lift containers to Bouvet\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/kamovlifting.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Kamov preparing to lift containers to Bouvet\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/kamovlifting2.jpg\" title=\"Lifting more than three tons of equipment off the Agulhas to Bouvet Island\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/kamovlifting2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Lifting more than three tons of equipment off the Agulhas to Bouvet Island\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/kamovoverneroya.jpg\" title=\"Neroya, the site of the research expedition camp.  The Kamov is _just_ visible in the centre of the picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/kamovoverneroya.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Neroya, the site of the research expedition camp.  The Kamov is _just_ visible in the centre of the picture\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/kamovoverneroya.jpg\" title=\"Neroya, the site of the research expedition camp.  The Kamov is _just_ visible in the centre of the picture\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/pintado.jpg\" title=\"Pintardo Petrel\u00e2?\u00a6 one of my favourite Southern Ocean birds\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/pintado.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Pintardo Petrel\u00e2?\u00a6 one of my favourite Southern Ocean birds\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bouvetseals.jpg\" title=\"Inquisitive fur seals out to inspect the ship\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bouvetseals.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Inquisitive fur seals out to inspect the ship\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/pintado.jpg\" title=\"Pintardo Petrel\u00e2?\u00a6 one of my favourite Southern Ocean birds\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Into the Ice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/firstseaice.jpg\" title=\"First sea ice, at 58\u00c2\u00b0 S\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/firstseaice.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"First sea ice, at 58\u00c2\u00b0 S\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/intothepack.jpg\" title=\"Into The Pack\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/mistypackday.jpg\" title=\"Misty day in the pack ice\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/mistypackday.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Misty day in the pack ice\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/intothepack.jpg\" title=\"Into The Pack\">  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/intothepack.jpg\" title=\"Into The Pack\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/intothepack.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Into The Pack\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/intothepack.jpg\" title=\"Into The Pack\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/iceforever.jpg\" title=\"Ice forever\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/iceforever.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Ice forever\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/russiansherry.jpg\" title=\"Beware the Russain Ray-Ban Mafia\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/russiansherry.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Beware the Russain Ray-Ban Mafia\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/intothepack.jpg\" title=\"Into The Pack\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/mistypackday.jpg\" title=\"Misty day in the pack ice\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Crossing the Antarctic Circle<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/neptunesblessing.jpg\" title=\"King Neptune\u00e2??s Blessing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/neptunesblessing.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"King Neptune\u00e2??s Blessing\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/neptunesmedicine.jpg\" title=\"A taste of Neptune\u00e2??s Medicine\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/neptunesmedicine.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"A taste of Neptune\u00e2??s Medicine\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Ice Shelf<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/icelion.jpg\" title=\"The beautiful sculpted ice shelf\u00e2?\u00a6 the edge of Antarctica\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/icelion.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"The beautiful sculpted ice shelf\u00e2?\u00a6 the edge of Antarctica\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20071228-ice-shelf.jpg\" title=\"Ice Shelf at Blaskimen Bukta\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20071228-ice-shelf.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Ice Shelf at Blaskimen Bukta\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>SANAE 47 Team Mugshots<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/ross2.jpg\" title=\"Ross Hofmeyr in the field\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/ross2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Ross Hofmeyr in the field\" \/>  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/gerhard.jpg\" title=\"Gerhard Laubscher, Electronic Engineer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/gerhard.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Gerhard Laubscher, Electronic Engineer\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/ross2.jpg\" title=\"Ross Hofmeyr\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/gerhard.jpg\" title=\"Gerhard Laubscher\">  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/santjie.jpg\" title=\"Santjie du Toit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/santjie.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Santjie du Toit\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/saz.jpg\" title=\"Saziso Nginda getting to grips with abseiling\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/saz.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Saziso Nginda getting to grips with abseiling\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/santjie.jpg\" title=\"Santjie du Toit\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/leeu.jpg\" title=\"Llewellyn Kriedemann\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/leeu.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Llewellyn Kriedemann\" \/>  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/morgan.jpg\" title=\"Morgan O\u00e2??Kennedy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/morgan.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan O\u00e2??Kennedy\" \/>  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/daleenpose.jpg\" title=\"Daleen Koch\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/daleenpose.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Daleen Koch\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/anton.jpg\" title=\"Anton in his firefighting gear\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/anton.jpg\" title=\"Anton in his firefighting gear\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/anton.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Anton in his firefighting gear\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/daleenpose.jpg\" title=\"Daleen Koch\">  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/richard-2.JPG\" title=\"Richard Duncan\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/richard-2.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"Richard Duncan\" \/>  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/anton-2.JPG\" title=\"Anton van Zyl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/anton-2.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"Anton van Zyl\" \/>\u00c2\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/neels.JPG\" title=\"Neels Fourie\">  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/saziso800.jpg\" title=\"Saziso Nginda\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/saziso800.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Saziso Nginda\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/saziso800.jpg\" title=\"Saziso Nginda\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/morgan3.jpg\" title=\"Morgan shows us where his strength comes from ;)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/morgan3.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan shows us where his strength comes from ;)\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/saziso800.jpg\" title=\"Saziso Nginda\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/daleen.jpg\" title=\"Daleen in her BondiBlue shades\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/daleen.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Daleen in her BondiBlue shades\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/morgan2.jpg\" title=\"Morgan O\u00e2??Kennedy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/morgan2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan O\u00e2??Kennedy\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/richard2.jpg\" title=\"Richard Duncan tries mountaineering\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/richard2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Duncan tries mountaineering\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/morgan2.jpg\" title=\"Morgan O\u00e2??Kennedy\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/morgan3.jpg\" title=\"Morgan shows us where his strength comes from ;)\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/neels.JPG\" title=\"Neels Fourie\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/neels.JPG\" title=\"Neels Fourie\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/neels.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"Neels Fourie\" \/>  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/morgan3.jpg\" title=\"Morgan shows us where his strength comes from ;)\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/neels.JPG\" title=\"Neels Fourie\">  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/morgan3.jpg\" title=\"Morgan shows us where his strength comes from ;)\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>SANAE IV<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/vesleskarvet-from-south.jpg\" title=\"Aerial view of Vesleskarvet from the south\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/vesleskarvet-from-south.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of Vesleskarvet from the south\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/sanae-iv-from-above-the-northern-buttress.jpg\" title=\"SANAE IV viewed from above the northern buttress\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/sanae-iv-from-above-the-northern-buttress.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"SANAE IV viewed from above the northern buttress\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/firstgoodsunset.jpg\" title=\"FirstSunset\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/firstgoodsunset.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"FirstSunset\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080112-viewsouth.jpg\" title=\"View South\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080112-viewsouth.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"View South\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Field Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080111-climbing-at-knotten.jpg\" title=\"Ice Climbing in the Windscoop at Knotten\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080111-climbing-at-knotten.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Ice Climbing in the Windscoop at Knotten\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/intotheblue.jpg\" title=\"intotheblue.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/intotheblue.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"intotheblue.jpg\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080119-crevasseabseil.jpg\" title=\"20080119-crevasseabseil.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080119-crevasseabseil.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"20080119-crevasseabseil.jpg\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/fosterscrevasse.jpg\" title=\"fosterscrevasse.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/fosterscrevasse.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"fosterscrevasse.jpg\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080118-lorentzenpiggen-sq.jpg\" title=\"Lorentzenpiggen\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080118-lorentzenpiggen-sq.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Lorentzenpiggen\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Antarctic Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/blogpix_vlfantenna.jpg\" title=\"SANAE VLF Antenna\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/blogpix_vlfantenna.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"SANAE VLF Antenna\" \/><\/a><strong>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/retrievingtrolldata.jpg\" title=\"Dave Hedding and Jen Lee retrieving data from a ground thermal logger\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/retrievingtrolldata.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Hedding and Jen Lee retrieving data from a ground thermal logger\" \/><\/a>  <\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Neumayer Station<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080122-neumayergarage.jpg\" title=\"Garage area under the ice at Neumayer II\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080122-neumayergarage.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Garage area under the ice at Neumayer II\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080122-neumayer.jpg\" title=\"20080122-neumayer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080122-neumayer.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"20080122-neumayer.jpg\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080122-jurgen.jpg\" title=\"20080122-jurgen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080122-jurgen.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"20080122-jurgen.jpg\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080122-neumayertheatre.jpg\" title=\"20080122-neumayertheatre.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/20080122-neumayertheatre.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"20080122-neumayertheatre.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Troll Station<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/trollstation.jpg\" title=\"The Norwegian Antarctic Research Station, Troll\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/trollstation.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"The Norwegian Antarctic Research Station, Troll\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/trolloutside.jpg\" title=\"The view from the living quarters at Troll\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/trolloutside.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"The view from the living quarters at Troll\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/rosstroll.jpg\" title=\"The author poses at Troll Station\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/rosstroll.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"The author poses at Troll Station\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/trollhospital.jpg\" title=\"The hospital at Troll Station\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/trollhospital.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"The hospital at Troll Station\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>The Great White Desert<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/juttelstraumen-glacier.jpg\" title=\"Juttelstraumen Glacier from the air\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/juttelstraumen-glacier.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Juttelstraumen Glacier from the air\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Heavy Weather<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/heavyweather2.jpg\" title=\"The author poses outside the base during a blizzard\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/heavyweather2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"The author poses outside the base during a blizzard\" \/>  <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/heavyweather1.jpg\" title=\"Working outside to dig open the snow smelter during heavy weather\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/heavyweather1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Working outside to dig open the snow smelter during heavy weather\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional photo credits to:  Lauren &amp; Damon Foster, Sherry Bremner, Santjie du Toit, Gerhard Laubscher and Jen Lee.  (If I&#8217;ve left you out please let me know&#8230;)<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m busy working on a more formalised gallery plug-in for the blog, but in the meantime please enjoy this miscellany of photographs. Hover your mouse for a brief description, or click on the image for a larger view. Most are my own photographs, but I&#8217;ve added credits at the bottom for others. Enjoy! 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