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SEADAY Today another seaday. Sleep in a bit this AM. On board activities and gym day today. Gala night tonight, that means that I have to bring out the suite. I noticed the pants are getting a little tight after 1 month cruising. After dinner we watched the show and finished the night with aContinue reading “February 8, 2020”

CRUISING ANTARCTIC WATERS DAY 4 Today is our last day of cruising the waters around the Antarctic peninsula. First thing this morning we started with cruising the waters of Antarctic Sound and Hope Bay. There was some early morning fog around the area. We managed to spot a few killer whales going by the shipContinue reading “February 7, 2020”

CRUISING ANTARCTIC WATERS DAY 3 We were ready to roll for another day of cruising through these Antarctic waterways. The ships commentary came on at 6:30 this morning, informing us about the scenery and wildlife. This morning we were greeted to some light rain outside and 1 C deg. There were low clouds, that preventedContinue reading “February 6, 2020”

CRUISING ANTARCTIC WATERS, DAY 2 After a spectacular first day, we woke up to a slightly foggy morning again. It was considerable colder on deck compared to yesterday. The teperature was about the same (0C deg) but there was a stiff breeze blowing. We started to see whales right a way, more killer whales thenContinue reading “February 5, 2020”

CRUISING ANTARCTIC WATERS First off all, some of my previous post have been lacking pictures. This is due to the spotty internet connection on this end of the world. When my connection improves, I promise I will load up some more pictures. This morning we were suppose to be up early to take in possibleContinue reading “February 4, 2020”

SEADAY Another Seaday today. We are crossing the Drake passage towards Antartica today and hope to arrive there by tommorow morning. Not much exitement in the sail, calm seas and cloudy. On board activities to keep us busy for today. Highlight, I won the golf putting contest for the day. Last night we received specialContinue reading “February 3, 2020”

USHUAIA, ARGENTINA This morning we woke up in Ushuaia, our stop for the day. We had booked a bus tour to Tierra del Fuego Park. During the tour,we made stops at Lapataia bay on the Beagle Channel, Roca Lake and at the end of the world highway. This is the end of the highway whatContinue reading “February 2, 2020”

SEADAY, SAILING THROUGH GLACIER ALLEY This morning we sailed through the Beagle channel. The scenery here was stunning. This section of waterway is refered to as Glacier Alley. Granite mountain walls rising up out of the channel with snow capped mountain tops. On both sides of the channel we seen waterfalls coming down and plungingContinue reading “February 1, 2020”

PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE This morning when we woke up we were tied up to the dock in the port of Punta Arenas. We didn’t book any orginised tours in this port. After breakfast we walked off board and took the complimentary shuttle bus to the center of town. From here we ventured off on foot.Continue reading “January 31, 2020”

SEADAY Early morning this morning we had to be on deck at 6:30am as we were right in front of Amalia glacier. It was a little bit foggy and cloudy, which obstructed the view somewhat. Besides that it was still spectacular. The fact that they were serving spicey Bloody Mary’s for $5 made it evenContinue reading “January 30, 2020”