We had a fun dinner at Casa de los Mariscos in Ushuaia on our last night there, then a catamaran ride around the Beagle Channel before we boarded the Greg Mortimer on Monday afternoon to begin our Antarctic adventure 2.0 \u2013 this time with the goal of crossing the Antarctic Circle. We did that on Friday, getting to 66\u00b051 degrees! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be honest, I\u2019ve lost track of time a bit. The Drake Passage on day one was quite rough and lots of folks stuck to their rooms, me included. I started feeling better the second day of the Passage, thanks to a bit of medication and slightly calmer seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve seen lots and lots of whales \u2013 and penguins (Adelie and gentoo), crabeater seals, and leopard seals. We had our first shore excursion on Thursday, plus an afternoon Zodiac ride. Friday we went through a lot of ice and the weather was gorgeous \u2013 and again, a lot of whales seen from the observation deck. Yesterday, our trusty Zodiac popped us up on a floating bit of sea ice so we could walk around on it \u2013 fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, though, was just magical \u2013 while in the Zodiacs, we were in a bay with five or six humpbacks plus a Minke \u2013 they were just slowly making their way around the bay, eating, blowing, diving and showing off their flukes. This afternoon, John and I opted for another Zodiac ride rather than walking among the gentoo penguins on shore. The ice is just incredible \u2013 as are the mountains and glaciers. It\u2019s hard to know what direction to look, it\u2019s all so beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll do better later about the islands and bays where we\u2019ve been \u2013 it\u2019s just too overwhelming at the moment to think straight!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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