Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 32 Ushuaia, Argentina The fog that slowed our transit yesterday, had cleared by this morning as we approached the southern tip of South America. Around 7 AM we started to circle Hornos Island, transiting into the…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 31, Drake Passage – Drake Lake redux! The feared Drake Shake is turning into another Drake Lake as the seas are relatively calm and we continue north towards Ushuaia. Tomorrow night around 6 PM we will…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 30 Antarctica Day 4 SUPER FOG Thick fog greeted us this morning as we crawled toward Hope Bay for our final day of Antarctic Cruising. Commentary was supposed to commence at 7 AM, but an announcement…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 29 Antarctica, Day 3 We continued south this morning toward the Lemaire Channel below overcast skies and a brisk breeze. When exposed to the wind, you must be completely covered or you will feel frozen in…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 28 ANTARCTICA, DAY 2 It’s getting light very early, and when I woke at 5 AM I already thought I may have overslept. The commentary was not scheduled to start until 7 AM when we approached…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 27, Admiralty Bay and Deception Island Antarctica Day 1 Our transit across Drake Passage was relatively smooth as we passed south of 60 degrees latitude which defines the boundary of the Antarctica zone. ADMIRALTY BAY We…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 26 COFFEE CHAT Ruben Vilagrand, the mime magician, who performed a few nights ago, was the guest this morning at Coffee Chat. A native of Spain, he developed his silent show while performing in Europe. With…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 25, Falkland Islands – almost Stanley Harbor I went down to the Ocean Bar at 6 AM to check out the tender line for our upcoming visit to the Falklands. This is a popular port that…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 24, At Sea The ship continues to move quite a bit as we continue our second sea day after Montevideo enroute to the Falkland Islands. COFFEE CHAT Peter Carey, Antarctica Lecturer, was the guest today for…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 23 OCEAN IN MOTION There is no mistaking we are at sea as the ship continues southward, ploughing thru heavy seas, with significant motion. Fortunately, Judy and I are not prone to seasickness. Aside from occasionally…
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