Memorable Moments in Antarctica

People ask us why we liked our trip to Antarctica so much.  My answer: “We don’t know, but everyone loves their trip to Antarctica.  You should go.”

I do know I loved the quiet. And the stillness.  And the penguins.  And the scenery.  Some of the highlights:

Ushuaia––a nice little town with wonderful ice cream and beautiful flowers.  Go.  You’ll like it.

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Pulling away from the dock at Ushuaia.

Heading into Beagle Channel, toward the Drake Passage.

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Lunch on deck, once we are past the Drake and in Antarctica.

What a difference a few days make.

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Lunch on deck.

 

 

The thrill of our first (of many) ride on a zodiac.

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Being greeting by a landing crew, ready to set foot in Antarctica.

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Seeing our first (of many) penguin colony

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and walking among the penguins.

We were two fashion plates among the tuxedo-clad birds.

P1010924At one of our final stops, some people chose to swim.  Crazy.  Maybe the penguins agreed – the birds  watched  for a few minutes without saying anything, and then, after our tour guides splashed about, the penguins dove in the water to show us how it’s done.  Link

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Go!  You’ll like it!

Date of travel: January 2015.    Tour: Oat’s Antarctica’s White Wilderness

 

 

 

 

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