Cierva Cove Super-early wake-up call today for an early-morning zodiac around Cierva Cove. This Cove houses a colony of Chinstrap Penguins, which, to date, we’d only seen swimming in the Drake passage. These penguins are named (obviously) for their white chinstrap, and for me at least, are the most attractive of the penguins we’ve seen […]
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The morning of Day 4 saw us exploring the Gentoo Penguin colony at Cuverville Island and, over lunch, the Vavilov re-positioned to Wilhelmina Bay for our second excursion of the day (yes, they planned to keep us busy)! This time it was a zodiac cruise to look for Antarctic mammals – particularly pertinent after Derek’s
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We’ve arrived at Antarctica! Not surprisingly – it is absolutely beautiful, even with heavily overcast skies! The great thing though – no wind and little swell! Two excursions today and the first time actually stepping onto the Antarctic Peninsula! For the first excursion, they recommended that we put on lots of layers so we could
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Suddenly having 6 extra weeks in South America, I was considering what to do. Then one of my friends (thanks Alain!) suggested that if I had the money – Antarctica was the best trip he’d ever done. Ohhhhhh – now that was a good idea! And surprisingly, not one that I’d thought of at all.
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