Quark

A big adventure! Flying Qantas & LAN to the world's southernmost city - Ushuaia. Braving sea-sickness & frostbite, crossing the notorious Drake Pasage to the Antarctic Peninsula on Quark Expeditions most comfortable expedition ship - Sea Spirit.

... one piece of checked luggage didn't appear.  KLM baggage office assured us it would arrive on a later flight.  Off to Quark hotel (http://www.atahotels.it/quark/) to check in and then a quick taxi ride to the center of Milano. The ...

... I was in, as  I had already slid down the mountain when it became overcast and very windy.  Quickly, Quark crew repositioned the boarding to the other side of the ship, which provided a wind break until the ship shifted ...

... , supporting 8 temporary residents.   Until 2001 the Brits kept a military presence here, and this is where Damien (Quark historian) lived for a few years during the Falkland war.  We toasted "the Boss" with a shot of rum at ...

...  Station, where Mikolaj had wintered over as a microbioligist, and was enticed by the previous expedition leader to work for Quark this season.  The newly married Polish pax Mikal and Gosia Garman were very excited.  All of the research ...

... every 4th landing.  After doning layers, waterproof outerwear, water activated life vest, knee-high Wellington rubber boots (provided by Quark), then packing gloves, camera, batteries, etc into backpack, and grabbing my cane chair, I am ready to ...

... at 9:30pm, awaiting a pax who had to hire a private pilot for $1300 due to his cancelled flight from Chile.  (Luckily, Quark had advised me to use BA, as flights from Santiago were undependable due to weather issues over the Andes.)  We missed ...

... my tiara! 5 ‘special passengers’ had been selected to join the Captain and his escort, the head of housekeeping, Woody the Quark/Exodus leader and Lucy (rep from Exodus). It was hard going as we sat next to the Captain and all his answers were ...

... the two known vascular plants that exist in Antarctica. Both are flowering plants: one a grass and the other slips my mind. One of the Quark guys found the jaw of a leopard seal with 3 or 4 teeth still intact. He told us it was rare to find such a ...

... . I just didn't go back and fix anything. Back at the Fleckhaus Nelly had me try my newly acquired roll with butter, quark, and jam. Sehr gut! I'm really not sure what quark is but it is immensly popular here and non-existent in the US. After the ...

... keep him fresh for the ensuing mountain travel. Kartik and Mamta were waiting patiently for us in Chandigarh. They both were our Quark friends ( All three of us previously worked with Quark Inc in Chandigarh). Though it was an awful time to meet friends, ...

... stars and the light spectrum in relation to cosmic expansion. Charles' chemistry also helped out in allowing us to understand the quark concepts. This was definately not a show for children or laymen, but a very engaging and exciting look at how cool ...

... name in a shop window – Peregrine Adventures. Peregrine are the people I went to Antarctica with (as part of Quark Expeditions), and when I looked properly, it turned out the shop below their offices was a travel shop (unsurprisingly, I suppose). ...

... cards in the park, learning Big 2 and Durak, Pierce's karaoke story, "I just want to sing", the animal noises conversation, quark-quark haroo-haroo cock-a-doodle-doo, dancing salsa and impressing everyone, dancing like lunatics in boca del lobo to odd ...

... of salami, any number of soft sausage meats from blood sausage to a sort of spready ham. Cheese, many choices from a soft quark (cottage cheesy thing) with either garlic or horseradish in it, to slicing cheeses such as butter cheese, brie, some kind of ...

... it, right now I¡¦m having problems with the cover page because I can¡¦t seem to figure out how to edit pictures in Quark. I have a feeling I need Photoshop. fº I finished laying out their Nursing Code of Ethics, and I have to admit it¡¦s kinda ...

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