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SEADAY After our Penguin stop in Puerto Mandryn, we are done with Penguins! Today back at sea. I am going on with my seaday program today. Carol has been enjoying the lectures from Dr Craig Franklin from the UV of Queensland Australia. This man is a very good speaker and has a great knowledge ofContinue reading “February 12, 2020”

PUERTO MADRYN, ARGENTINA This morning we did wake up early and were at breakfast for 6:00 AM and watched the sunset from our table. Besides the sunset we also observed the ship being docked at the Pier. For today we booked a trip to see Penguins at a nature reserve called Punta Tombo. You readersContinue reading “February 11, 2020”

SEADAY Another day at sea. I have developed lately a ritual for filling the sea days. After breakfast I usually retreat to a quiet place on the ship to write the blog. You readers must have noticed, I have been writing 2 days at a time. Before I start on my Blog, I stop atContinue reading “February 10, 2020”

FALKLAND ISLANDS Good Morning Folks. This morning we anchored in the harbour of Stanley at the Falkland Islands. I hate to say it, we were lucky again. Normally only 50% of the cruises manage to land here, due to the strong winds. As there is no dock to tie on to, we have to tenderContinue reading “February 9, 2020”

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”