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From the end of the world we started out trek up the west side of South America. I’m going to combine these three because there was not a whole lot of activity. The weather was starting to transition from the polar cold to a more moderate climate and with that came a lot of rainContinue reading “Port Chacabuco, Port Mont and Valpariso”

We arrived in Ushuaia around 10:00 pm Saturday night after a fast crossing of the Drake Passage. The captain referred to the conditions we had as the Drake Lake which is a rare occurrence. Since it was Sunday, most of the shops were closed so it was very quiet. Ushuaia is a great little townContinue reading “Ushuaia, the end of the world”

We left Antarctica about noon yesterday and started north to Ushuaia, Argentina. The Drake Passage has been unusually calm this time and the captain told us on his noon update today that we had set a record speed from Antarctica through the passage because we didn’t have to slow down down for the rough seas.Continue reading “Drake Passage headed North”

Today we landed on a small island in the South Shetland Island area of the Antarctica Peninsula. It turned out to be a beautiful day with 30 degree temps and sunny sky’s. We met the Chinstrap Penguins which are a little smaller than the Gentoo’s. We wandered around the island taking pictures and were alsoContinue reading “Antarctica day four”

Day 3 finds us at a Chilean Navy research station in the Paradise Bay area. Chile has a base here and also a penguin rookery that surrounds the station. Because of the number of penguins and distance we need to stay from them, we’re limited to staying on the sidewalks between buildings and the landingContinue reading “Antarctica Day Three”

This morning we boarded our Zodiac at 8:00 am for a Zodiac tour of the bay. As soon as we left the ship, we found a mother and calf humpback whale. We followed them around the bay for about 20 minutes while they fed on krill and then moved on to a seal lounging onContinue reading “Antarctica Day Two – Paradise Bay”

I’m going to be doing text updates for now until we start getting better satellite for the internet. Photos will be very challenging to load but we do have a lot to share. We spent two days going through the Drake Passage which can be anywhere from really bad to rough. We were lucky andContinue reading “Drake Passage and Day one in Antarctica”

Yesterday morning, we arrived in Puerto Madryn which is on the smaller side of the ports compared to the rest of our stops in South America. We are starting to get in to colder waters and seeing more things like cold weather birds and penguins along side the ship. So Friday had us going onContinue reading “Puerto Madryn”

It’s hard to believe how time flies doing almost nothing. We’re at sea for two days headed to Puerto Madyrn, Argentina so I’m spending the morning catching up on the blog. I slept a little late this morning and was awakened by our butler calling because we had not ordered our coffee and juice yet.Continue reading “Multi City Catch Up – Punta del Este/Buenos Aries/Montevideo”

We arrived in Rio the afternoon of Tuesday, the 21st with an overnight in port. The last two days were smooth sailing and light winds. As we’ve started south, you can feel the temperature now starting to change from the tropics. It’s still short sleeve shirt weather but not quite so hot and humid. TuesdayContinue reading “Rio de Janeiro”