After an early breakfast we got the word to disembark. Crazy weather in Ushuaia! Monsoon rains & high winds made for a quick dash to the airport shuttle bus. We had a long wait at the airport before catching our flight back to Buenos Aires. At least they had some great beers & wines…
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Our last day at sea. The Drake was kind to us again, thank goodness. We spent the day finishing up our packing, working on photos, and wandering the Seaventure. Ben, expedition photographer, hosted the photo competition. A group of staff had picked through the top five images in a series of categories. Winners were selected…
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We entered the notorious Drake Passage overnight. It should take us some 2 days of sailing to reach Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Crossing the Drake is considered one of the most treacherous voyages for ships to make and is considered a ‘rite of passage’ for those sailing to/from Antarctic waters. Waves can…
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Alas, the end of the cruise is approaching. In the morning, we left the Antarctic Peninsula and set sail for the South Shetland Islands. Our first stop was Deception Island. The ring-shaped island is the top of a what is still an active volcano, a caldera. The caldera has a diameter of about 15 kilometers…
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