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San Antonio to Santiago
January 6, 2025 We headed from the ship to the airport today to fly back home. On the way, we stopped at a few places. The first was the...
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Mar 15, 20252 min read


Puerto Chacabuco
January 3, 2025 We did a walk through the forest to a waterfall for our excursion today. The scenery was beautiful as we drove to the...
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Mar 8, 20251 min read


Chilean Fjords
January 2, 2025 There was scenic cruising in the Chilean Fjords today. I enjoyed the waterfalls we passed by. Black-Browed Albatross
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Mar 5, 20251 min read


Sarmiento Channel
January 1, 2025 We did scenic cruising today admiring the fjords in the Sarmiento Channel. It was beautiful and we spent most of the day...
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Mar 4, 20251 min read


Punta Arenas
December 31, 2024 In Punta Arenas, we were treated to a free excursion with Cruise Specialists. It was a tour of the city ending with a...
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Feb 26, 20252 min read


Ushuaia
December 30, 2024 In Ushuaia we took a wildlife cruise in the Beagle Channel to see seals and penguins. The view from the ship was...
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Feb 18, 20251 min read


Cape Horn
December 29, 2024 We rounded Cape Horn today. Cape Horn is the southernmost tip of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of Chile. It is where...
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Feb 16, 20251 min read


Antarctica Day 4
December 27, 2024 Today we journeyed to Palmer Station to pick up some of the scientists living in Antarctica to conduct their research....
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Feb 8, 20252 min read


Antarctica Day 3:
Charlotte Bay and Culverville Island In the morning, we visited Charlotte's Bay. There were some stunning iceberg formations. We didn't...
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Feb 1, 20251 min read


Antarctica Day 2: Deception Island
December 25, 2024 Deception Island is a horseshoe-shaped island that was created from the caldera of a still-active volcano. Its latest...
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Jan 4, 20251 min read


Antarctica Day 1: Elephant Island
12/24 We began our scenic cruise through Antarctica on Christmas Eve. We went to Elephant Island, but sadly saw none of the elephant...
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Jan 2, 20252 min read


Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
December 22, 2024 Rockhopper Penguin and Chick Our visit to Port Stanley allowed us to see four of their five penguin species. (The...
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Jan 1, 20256 min read


Puerto Madryn
12/20 Sadly, high winds delayed our arrival into Puerto Madryn until 1:00 in the afternoon and both of our excursions to see seals,...
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Dec 27, 20241 min read


At Sea in the Atlantic Ocean
12/19 Today was mostly spent relaxing in the morning and teaching form 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (time difference of 5 hours). In the...
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Dec 27, 20241 min read


Punta del Este, Uruguay
December 18, 2024 Today we did a city tour of Punta del Este and visited the Ralli Museum. One of the many beaches of Punta del Este We...
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Dec 26, 20242 min read


Montevideo, Uruguay
Note: Uruguay is pronounce ( o͝orəˌɡwī). Brent went into Montevideo by himself on Tuesday, December 17 as the tour overlapped when I...
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Dec 24, 20242 min read


Buenos Aires
Recoleta Cemetery We began our tour of Buenos Aires with a visit to the Recoleta Cemetery where the controversial Eva Peron is now...
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Dec 23, 20245 min read
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