Sea Lion Lodge Sea Lion Island

... to Christ was evident. A huge crowd was all around. The statue was started approximately 1922 and can bee seen from just about anywhere in the city of Rio as it is located on the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain. I would recommend that you use employ the use of Google Earth and type in Christ The Redeemer and you will see the full impact of this religious statue. From there, we made our way to the Port of Rio to Board our Ship, Star princess.

... live minefields left after the 1982 conflict along with a couple of shotdown chinnock helicopters. We were taken aback by the thousands of Gentoo, Chinstrap and King penguins at Volunteer point mooching around the beach. Although wary they weren't scared of us and gave us the opportunity to get close up whilst they feed their new born chicks by regurgitating squid (nice), preening each other and generally squawking and flapping ...

... to this day. Signs throughout the islands advise of the threat and of suspect areas. Before going ashore we were coached on what to look for and avoid. This is one of few places where we didn't try to stray off the beaten path. There are also cannons, turrets, artillery, etc. left from this time. Upon return to Stanley, we had lunch in a very British pub called the Globe. We walked around town and saw a couple monuments, one celebrating ...

... entire Island. The stark landscape remined me of Iceland. Where you could see the ground, it seemed very fertile, but it is all peat and the climate does not provide for a good growing season. There are no trees growing naturally on the island. After about 1.5 hours, we finally arrived at the top of a large cliff that rose about 50 feet from the ocean. There on the top of the cliff was ...

Day 4, Fri 7 Nov: Stanley, East Falklands, Weather-God stills smiles on our expedition Falklands capital, population just over the 2000. Not the most interesting place on the planet for some, but appreciated by many into the history side. 2 options offered, a 3 hour hike or a history bus tour. Took the hike which was very slow and about 2.5 hrs too long, but still nice to be wandering about off ship. Got some essentials at the ...

Today we are headed to Port Stanly in the Falkland Islands the last cruise didn't make it due to rough seas. Most people have some kind of sea sick prevention either bands over acupuncture sites, scopolimine patches or taking medication. During the 1850's, as sea borne traffic around the cape increased with the California gold rush and the Peruvian guano trade, ships have been calling in for repairs and supplies. Some of the vessals attempting to round the horn were ...

... to a couple of briefings today. One was by Dr Jerri Nielsen. She is the doctor who had to be evacuated from the US station in Antarctica in the middle of winter as she had<br>developed a fast, aggressive cancer. <br><br>******************************* *****<br><br>From the Log of the Cruise:<br><br>"At Sea Tuesday 30th January 2007<br><br>Throughout the night we set a southerly course of 170° through the South Atlantic, passing over the North ...

... bay and when we came through the opening I was trying to get a picture of the ship when we got hit with some fairly heavy spray. The camera immediately went under my sweat shirt and stayed there the rest of the trip. I don't think there was enough to hurt it, but as soon as we reached the ship I went to the room and wiped it down with a damp cloth to get the salt off and then dried it.<br><br>The four of us went to the Horizon for lunch. It ...