– February 18th – Last day of excursions Danco Island (morning excursion) -This was our last land trip for Antarctica so we knew we had to make it count. We started by climbing a steep incline of ice and then super deep powder snow, which was hard as I kept falling in. It was worth it […]
February 17th – Zodiac Cruise and Petermann Island Very Early Morning Cruise (pre-breakfast) -Today’s wake up call was at the early hour of 5:30am as we were planning to sail through the Lemaire Channel at 6:00am. This area is one of the most photographed area and was worth the early rise. – This morning […]
February 16th – Day 3 of Shore Trips -We were told this early morning would be one of the most spectacular early morning sailing as we would be entering a channel loaded with icebergs and lots of ice and it was recommended to wake up earlier to go up to watch. I`m glad I was […]
February 15th – Day 2 of Shore Excursions Half Moon Bay (Morning trip) -When I think of Half Moon Bay, I just think of the island with the most baby penguins that also were so dirty and covered in poop! We found out that the little baby penguins are too young to swim (and clean […]
First Step On To Antarctica (February 14th) – Since I went to bed around 1:30am after my birthday and after lots and lots to drink, I wasn’t the happiest camper in the morning. Plus we had a 6:00am wake up call and had our land first excursion on Antarctica. As a real trooper, I made […]
Continuing on the Drake Passage (Friday – February 13th) -I got the best birthday present ever…waking up in Antarctica! Our morning wake up call confirmed we had crossed the Antarctica convergence and also crossed the political boundary and were officially in Antarctica. -This was the second day of our sailing and I thought the water […]
Unexpected Surprise at 5:00am – Leaving Buenos Aires: -I have now learned to never expect a normal or easy departure for any flight! After waking up at 5am to catch my 6:40am flight to Ushuaia, I thought it would be easy to roll out of bed, call for a taxi and head down to the […]