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Antarctica
Travel Blogs from Antarctica
Cuverville Island and Neko Harbor
Our second landing was in Cuverville Island. It is still not part of the main peninsula but I was starting to see the Antarctica that until now I've only seen in pictures and documentaries. There was a gentoo penguin colony in here as well but the chicks ...
Ushuaia
Disembarked at 0800 today but one suitcase took an unscheduled trip to the airport and back! Found internet cafe and updated this blog. Off to Punta Arenas this afternoon and the Torres del Paine so will update further when we ...
Happy landings
After leaving the ice floes we sailed on through the channel and made a landing at Danco Island. It was different from the other landings. There was quite a wide rocky beach and penguins hopping about all over the rocks. There was another ...
Punta Arenas
Managed to wrapa wine bottle around the cockerel's neck! Conrad didn't crow as much this morning. One of the suitcases took a short extra holiday to the airport but returned in good order. Updated blog in Ushuaia and then wandered around ...
Gain and Loss
... periods and there was a heck of a lot of Antarctica talk. By my fifth day in Ushuaia, I became obsessed with Antarctica. I considered what I'd actually been saying in my half-jokes and passive-aggressive comments over the trailing four days. ...
Crystal Sound Cruising
We spent some time on a Zodiac Cruise with Jimmy, the official Marine Biologist of the trip, where we floated around the most magnificent icebergs, some of which were thousands of years old and carved by nature into the most beautiful sculpture ...
three strikes you're out
We set sail last night, more than ready for our big crossing. We went to bed early with the hope of getting as much shut eye as possible before the rough water started. We woke up in the morning, only to realize we had never left the channel! Hours ...
In our house but here's Friday's highlights
As I mentioned yesterday, we continued the Dingle loop west on Friday afternoon. We stopped at Ventry Bay and saw a massive seagull fight. I was horrified! Oh, I forgot to say that on Thursday we visited Nana's (Pat's mom) church in Keel and ...
Lemaire Channel aka Kodak Kanal & Agfa Alley
Set the alarm for 06:00 & could not believe we awoke to a clear sunny morning to transit the Lemaire Channel, one of the most scenic areas on the Peninsula. The channel is 11km long & 1.6km wide running from False Cape Renard to Cape Clos, ...
off to antarctica
me-madeleine, madi-friend and emily-friend set off to antarctica after 3 days of planning. we took our 1.4 million dollar jet there. it took 6 hours but we hardly noticed. our plane crashed into a mountain but luckily we had our parachutes on, phew!!!! we ...
Scientific Research in Antarctica
... of new drilling system to core the ice. (http://people.bu.edu/marchant/themesBuriedIce2.htm) AGAP (Antarctica's Gamburtsev Province) - This project explores the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains, the world's last unknown mountain range. Buried ...
Peter I Oy
Well it stopped snowing but at -6 degree Celsius with winds at 30 knots, it was still a tad cool. I got all dressed up to land on Peter 1st Oy. Only 800 people have landed on it. Sadly the wind picked up and there was no way ...
Last Day in the Antarctic
... , a group of scientists, divers, and managers came onboard and gave a very interesting lecture about living and working in Antarctica as we prepared to leave Antarctica. Although I got a certificate that I have crossed the Antarctic ...
Deception and Aitcho islands
After a night sailing up to the South Shetland islands we arrived at Deception island around 8:30. Deception is a flooded volcanic cauldera. The volcano is still active, last major erruption in the 70s. The entrance, Neptunes Bellows, is narrow and ...
We have FINALLY arrived!
The long journey has ended and we have finally arrived on the Ice! The trip down to Antarctica consists of several days of flying that just end up bleeding together into one REALLY long day! After leaving Florida we both travelled through Denver, CO for ...
Drakes Passage 63º 43" south
Tuesday 17th, 63º 43' south, air temp 3º. Sunny and cold, we crossed through the Antarctic Convergence late yesterday, so the sea mist has disappeared. Expect to cross the Antarctic Circle tomorrow morning around 8:30. News today is that ...
Happy New Year!
...3, 2, 1, HAPPY NEW YEAR! We rang in the New Year Antarctica style - standing outside in the cold, huddled together with friends, with a Sawbucks drink in our hand, singing and dancing to our favorite bands at IceStock! (Be sure to check out the ...
Antarctica!
... ll just say that I am soooooo glad I got to meet all these wonderful people, and I had an outstanding time exploring Antarctica with them and having interesting (and sometimes ridiculous) discussions. I have so much more swimming around in my head that ...
polar plunge
... . I guarantee there was no "hot" about it! The water was a notch above freezing. But, Erik and I couldn't come to Antarctica without doing the polar plunge! It literally took your breath away, and any ability to move, for that matter!!! Holy crap!!! But, ...
Bay of Whales
The Bay of Whales is a natural ice harbor indenting the Ross Ice Shelf just north of Roosevelt Island. Famed as the base site for several South Pole Expeditions, the Bay is most interesting because at a latitude of 78 deg ...
Problems
There was some drama here for a while. Well, I guess it's not entirely resolved yet. This year, the NSF hired a Russian icebreaker called the Krasin to break the channel into McMurdo station. A tanker and few research ...
Tanker
We arrived at the tanker, which was still fueling the Krasin. The drab looking Russian ship didn't look any more impressive than the Palmer, but with a thicker hull and twice the horsepower, the Ice Breaker is made to chew through ...