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Saturday 17 November 2012
Highlights: Rock and rolling of the Drake Passage
Our return to Ushuaia was well underway today. The ‘turbulence’ was also back and quite a few people suffered ill effects despite today being calmer than the first time through the passage. For most of the day we sailed in mist and fog with not much visible. Due to the conditions we couldn’t go out on the decks.
Friday 16 November 2012
Highlights: Sunshine, Chinstrap Penguins, Macaroni Penguins
The best weather day of the Antarctica trip. I was drawn in the first landing at Half Moon Island and experienced brilliant conditions. The sun was shining and we experienced mostly blue skies during the 2 hour visit. It was even relatively easy to walk on the snow I only occasionally had to step with the snow at knee level.
Thursday 15 November 2012
Highlights: Landing at Deception Island, Polar Plunge, Wild zodiac ride, Humpback Whale
Today was the day for the crazy people wanting to do the Polar Plunge aka as running into the freezing water. Both Ben and Vera signed up for this crazy activity which was made worst by the incredibly cold and windy weather.
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Highlights: Paradise Bay zodiac cruise, Visiting the Bridge, Killer Whale sighting, Enterprise Island zodiac cruise
Landing conditions meant we could not visit the Argentina base on Paradise Bay, not that the base is occupied yet. We did however get to go on a 1.5 hour zodiac cruise in rougher conditions than yesterday.
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Highlights: Peterman Island, Pleneau Bay, Walking on an Iceberg, BBQ on the deck, Shots of 500 year old ice.
Here is a YouTube video so you can get a feel of the conditions.
Today was overwhelming, I mean how often do you climb on a moving iceberg and just watch as you float around 🙂
Nathan's Insights 