Liquid Gold as we begin our trek north out of the Weddell Sea — Antarctica.

Mui amid everyone out on deck vying for photos and videos of liquid gold — Antarctica.

Sunset as we head north out of the Weddell Sea — Antarctica.

RWSE Day 17: Liquid Gold!

February 27, 2025, Weddell Sea ⋅ ⛅ 16 °F

We all agreed! If the ‘liquid gold’ phenomenon happened again, we wanted EL Sara to wake us up!

She didn’t have to … wake us up, that is. The announcement came around 8:30p.

Ortelius was making its way through barely-formed pancake ice, which the low-on-the-horizon sun was bathing in a golden hue. The gentle movement of the ice swaying on the water indeed looked like molten gold!

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