ArgentinaTierra del Fuego ProvinceUshuaia54°48’25” S 68°18’26” W
8 de janeiro, 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 9 de janeiro, 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 cabinLeia mais
Antártica 79°24’23” S 0°18’54” E 10 de janeiro, Antártica ⋅ ☀️ -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 forLeia mais
AntárticaRodeada, isla64°18’57” S 62°59’48” W 11 de janeiro, Antártica ⋅ ☀️ 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 ourLeia mais
Viajante So far we've only seen lone penguins but today we're visiting a colony 👍
AntárticaAlberti, isla64°18’48” S 62°59’46” W 12 de janeiro, Antártica ⋅ ☁️ 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
PolarLeia mais
AntárticaStonington Island68°11’5” S 66°59’49” W 13 de janeiro, Antártica ⋅ ⛅ 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
AntárticaRoca Roja, Morro68°18’2” S 67°7’55” W
14 de janeiro, Antártica ⋅ ☀️ 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 withLeia mais
AntárticaRoca Roja, Morro68°18’2” S 67°7’55” W
15 de janeiro, Antártica ⋅ ☀️ -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 moreLeia mais
AntárticaPléneau Island65°6’0” S 64°3’0” W 16 de janeiro, Antártica ⋅ ⛅ -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 whalesLeia mais
AntárticaUrtubey, punta64°37’27” S 62°29’44” W 17 de janeiro, Antártica ⋅ ☁️ -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 podLeia mais
