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Andean peaks, Amazonian rainforest, Patagonian glaciers, Incan ruins, colonial towns, white-sand beaches and vertiginous nightlife: the wonders of South America set the stage for incredible adventures.

Antarctica – Day 20

We normally have nothing to report on our return travel day/days, which is a good thing.  But we wanted to share a last small couple of things that usually wouldn’t be worth mentioning in the blog, but since you weren’t able to go with us on the original booking in 2020 (small little world-wide pandemic), or the re-booked trip in 2021 (pesky little pandemic...

Antarctica – Day 19

Our last full day on the Fridtjof Nansen and our last full day in Argentina! No fun activities in the morning.  Our bags have to be out by 21:00 tonight and we have an activity planned until 20:00 so the main objective today was to be mostly packed by lunch time. The afternoon/early evening activity was a cruise through the Beagle Channel, which separates Chile...

Antarctica – Day 18

Another day in Ushuaia, Argentina and another outing in Ushuaia, Argentina. Due to incoming ships, our ship had to leave the dock and anchor in the bay, requiring us to tender to and from the ship and shore.  The boat is anchored at one end, which we know because the landscape we see from our balcony continues to change.  We’re basically moving in an arc...