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. Â 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 2018 Seabourn Quest – Patagonia & Antarctica Exploration Day 25 – Yankee Harbour – Antarctica Day 5 – 14 December, 2018 At the daily recap yesterday, Iggy hinted that the weather we had so far was exceptional and that we…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2018 Seabourn Quest – Patagonia & Antarctica Exploration Day 24, Neko Harbor, Antarctica, Day 4 – Dec 13 The Expedition Team had the Zodiacs in the water soon after our 6:30 AM arrival in Neko Harbor. The weather was OK,…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2018 Seabourn Quest – Patagonia & Antarctica Exploration Day 23, Waterboat Point, Antarctica Day 3 – 12 Dec During the evening we headed back thru Neumeyer Channel and then east, south-east toward Waterboat Point. Chile maintains a base here during…
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Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2018 Seabourn Quest – Patagonia & Antarctica Exploration Day 22, Dec 11, Dorian Bay – Antarctica Day 2 I woke to brilliant sunshine streaming into our suite and at first, I thought I had overslept. It was 4:30 AM. I…
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