Patagonia and Antarctica 2024

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,...

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...

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...