ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaia54°48’25” S 68°18’26” W
January 8 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Arrived in Ushuaia, the most Southerly town
Took a bus ride to the port, including a short guided tour
Boarded MS Roald Amundsen at 7pm, a beautiful ship
Picked up our Hurtigruten jackets
South Atlantic Ocean 58°33’20” S 62°28’59” W January 9, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 4 °C
Sailing across Drake Passage, quite rough
Feeling a bit disorientated but not sick yet
Joined the nature watch on deck but didn't see much
Attended Captains welcome drink
Watched Barbie in our cabinRead more
Antarctica 79°24’23” S 0°18’54” E January 10 in Antarctica ⋅ ☀️ -20 °C
Watched the penguin presentation, very informative, we're likely to see Adele, Chinstrap and Gentoo types
Watched cape petrels doing acrobatics on the sea
Collected our Hurtigruten rubber boots forRead more
AntarcticaBeta Island64°18’57” S 62°59’48” W January 11 in Antarctica ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
Woke up surrounded by Icebergs, amazing!
Saw humpback whales diving and resurfacing
Watched King Neptune presentation to celebrate crossing the Antarctic Circle, didn't even feel the bump!
Took ourRead more
AntarcticaEpsilon Island64°18’48” S 62°59’46” W January 12 in Antarctica ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Finished decorating my water bottle
Watched the Seal talk so I now know what I'm looking at
Took a zodiac to our nature landing hiked on volcanic rocks to a lookout, viewed crabeater seals
PolarRead more
AntarcticaStonington Island68°11’5” S 66°59’49” W January 13 in Antarctica ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
A beautiful sunny morning walk out on deck with views of a huge glacier and many icebergs
Took a zodiac to the island with stunning scenery
AntarcticaRoca Roja, Morro68°18’2” S 67°7’55” W
January 14 in Antarctica ⋅ ☀️ 1 °C
Stopped in Margarita Bay for visiting penguin colony on Red Rock Bay
Took zodiac to the Antarctica Mainland
Walked to view the penguin colony, we have to stay 5m from the penguins!
Jacuzzi withRead more
AntarcticaRoca Roja, Morro68°18’2” S 67°7’55” W
January 15 in Antarctica ⋅ ☀️ -2 °C
Captain said too many ice sheets for us to pass through the Gullet so we had to divert South
Enjoyed watercolour painting from last night's wonderful scenery
After lunch we made a landing to view moreRead more
AntarcticaPléneau Island65°6’0” S 64°3’0” W January 16 in Antarctica ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
Had an amazing kayaking trip, well worth waiting for!
Weather was gorgeous and sea was like glass.
We watched penguins swimming, diving and propelling themselves out of the water
Then the whalesRead more
AntarcticaUrtubey, punta64°37’27” S 62°29’44” W January 17 in Antarctica ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
Passed through narrow Lemaitre Channel
6 am and viewed Una's Peaks ( I stayed in bed)
Great excitement as the Captain announced sightings of Orca Whales very close to the ship
Watched a large podRead more
