I am back on land.  The sensation of feeling like I am still on a boat has faded away, and I am back in the world of the internet, instant (and mainly, bad) news.  I no longer in a “remote” part of the world. And one of the lessons for me of this trip was […]

After leaving the spectacular iceberg graveyard at Ciero Cove, the ship moved down Gerlache Strait to Cuverville in the spectacularly picturesque Gerlache Strait. Cuverville is the site of a huge Gentoo penguin colony. We couldn’t get on land because there was too much snow but the view of the gentoos from the zodiacs was probably […]

                      [This is the first of several entries about stops along the Antarctic Peninsula. Other entries will be posted soon.) Our visit to the Antarctic Sound was the silver lining of having to leave South Georgia Island one day early because of the storm that […]

As I noted in the previous entry, we had to leave South Georgia Island a day early to avoid a big and dangerous storm that might have made it impossible to sail to Antarctica. As we headed south, we started seeing more and more icebergs. This was especially true as we crossed through the current […]

Before this trip, we were told by a number of people that South Georgia Island would be the highpoint of our trip. It has not disappointed. The island has one of the most spectacular wildlife displays in the world. And to top it off, we had absolutely perfect weather. The pictures I am attaching should […]

November 4, 2015 Before describing our last few days, I want you all to know that I have no idea what you think about the blogs so far. The internet is very spotty and I usually have to try several times to get these blogs posted. I have had to make the image sizes very […]

Today is November 2, and it is the first day that we have set foot on land since we left Puerto Madryn on the afternoon of October 30. We are in the Falkland Islands. The Falkland Islands are really quite amazing – 700 islands sitting in the middle of the south Atlantic Ocean – unprotected […]

October 30 and October 31.   Puerto Madryn is the town  on the coast of southeastern Argentina where we will board the ship..   The town has grown  – from just a few thousand people fifty years ago to about 150,000  today – primarily because of an aluminum plant that now employs about 5000, the fishing […]

(Tomorrow we board our boat for the Antarctic.  I hope to write a daily log describing the trip and what it’s like to be in the middle of a wild ocean heading south.  This is our last stop – Buenos Aires.) Buenos Aires is a city of 3 million people in a metropolitan area of 15 […]

I have been fortunate to have traveled to many wonderful places in this country and around the world.  Many of those travels could be considered adventures that were  a bit off the beaten path:   The three wonderful 10 day rafting trips down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon;  Last year’s trip to the amazing […]