July 26, 2025 Today we said farewell to Reykjavik as we began our Northwest Passage cruise on Seabourn Venture. We sailed around the...

July 25, 2025 Today, we walked in the opposite direction to explore downtown Reykjavik. Here I am in front of the hotel (the Exeter)...

July 24, 2025 We had intended to start the day with a helicopter tour of the erupting volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula. However, it was...

July 23, 2025 Our plane flight to Reykjavik on Icelandair was without incident. Our seats were spacious and service was friendly. We had...

July 18, 2024 On our final day in the Cerrado, we rose early to go to the Macaw Lake for bird watching from a boat. We got there just...

July 17, 2024 Today's agenda featured a trip to the Grande Sertão Veredas National Park. Before heading out, I got up early and went up...

July 16 The sun had not yet risen when we met our guide for our morning bird watch tour. He wanted to show us an owl near the entrance,...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

December 27, 2024 Today we journeyed to Palmer Station to pick up some of the scientists living in Antarctica to conduct their research....

Charlotte Bay and Culverville Island In the morning, we visited Charlotte's Bay. There were some stunning iceberg formations. We didn't...

December 25, 2024 Deception Island is a horseshoe-shaped island that was created from the caldera of a still-active volcano. Its latest...

12/24 We began our scenic cruise through Antarctica on Christmas Eve. We went to Elephant Island, but sadly saw none of the elephant...

December 22, 2024 Rockhopper Penguin and Chick Our visit to Port Stanley allowed us to see four of their five penguin species. (The...

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,...