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Dag 56
torsdag 17. januar 2019 12:28
⛅ 16 °C
Høyde: 1 145 m
Chile Puerto Varas -41.128, -72.5324141°7’41” S 72°31’57” W
Volcán Osorno
17. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
An active volcano whose last eruption was in the 19th century, although a nearby volcano erupted as recently as 2015. This is also a ski resort in winter. Even at the height of summer here (as it is now), the glacier doesn't fully melt. First is a view if the volcano from a distance. Then riding the chair lift up to the glacier. Next is at the edge of the glacier looking up to the top of the mountain. The rest give a sense of the spectacular views from up there.Les mer
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Dag 58
lørdag 19. januar 2019 06:35
🌬 15 °C
Høyde: 15 m
Chile Rada Punta Arenas -53.16426, -70.9107953°9’51” S 70°54’39” W
Punta Arenas
19. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Town located on the Magellan Strait, which, for those of us who had geography more than a half century ago, was the main route around South America before the Panama Canal. The economy is undergirded with oil and gas extraction and supporting industries. Also agriculture, fishing and tourism. The first pic is the main square, followed by a street scene. Then several of the Strait of Magellan from the waterfront at the end of the main square. There are some ships that still use the Strait, sone of which are visible.Les mer
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Dag 58
lørdag 19. januar 2019 08:52
⛅ 15 °C
Høyde: 20 m
Chile Faro Isla Magdalena -52.91903, -70.575452°55’9” S 70°34’31” W
Isla Magdalena
19. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Island in the midst of the Strait of Magellan. A breeding site for Magellan penguins, skuas and gulls. The first pic looks across the island to the now unused lighthouse. The 3 pic of penguins, includng some juveniles, a skua and gulls, including a juvenile.Les mer
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Dag 60
mandag 21. januar 2019 08:51
☁️ 10 °C
Høyde: 173 m
Chile Torres del Paine -51.56498, -72.6197951°33’54” S 72°37’11” W
Cueva del Milodón
21. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Very large cave formed from glacial, tectonic and ocean wave forces that was used for shelter at least 11,000 years ago. The milodon is an extinct bear-like mammal related to the modern sloth. The second pic is a life size statue of the milodon in the cave. The first pic looks at the cave entrance from outside. The last looks at the view from the cave, and the others are various pictures inside the cave.Les mer
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Dag 60
mandag 21. januar 2019 11:10
🌬 11 °C
Høyde: 19 m
Chile Torres del Paine -51.21714, -72.9704951°13’2” S 72°58’14” W
Torres del Paine
21. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Patagonian national park here in Chile, named for the Paine (pronounced PIE-neh) river and the Massif of the same name. Torres = towers, but the clouds didn't cooperate much in being able to see them. The first 2 pics are of some of the Torres, though not all are visible. Then looking across Grey Lake to Grey Glacier in the background where it directly feeds the lake. Then a water fall, Blue Lagoon and some guanacos.Les mer
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Dag 62
onsdag 23. januar 2019 01:00
🌧 7 °C
Høyde: Sjønivå
South Pacific Ocean -51.48378, -73.0865851°29’2” S 73°5’12” W
Fiordo Ultima Esperanza
23. januar 2019, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Final Hope Fjord near Puerto Natales. The first 2 pics are views of the Fjord. 3rd is the Balmaceda Glacier: it reached the water in the 1980s, clearly showing that the glacier is retreating and another sign of climate change. Next is Condor Cliff, so called because the birds breed here. That is followed by a condor in flight. The last pic is of Scotch with glacier ice: A nice treat on the way back from the glacier (see next post).Les mer
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Dag 61
tirsdag 22. januar 2019 11:42
🌧 8 °C
Høyde: 12 m
Chile Puerto Toro -51.41633, -73.1099351°24’59” S 73°6’36” W
Serrano Glacier
22. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Various shots of a glacier. The tree in the foregound has a marker, probably not visible, of the location of the foot of the glacier in 2001. There are markers farther out showing the extent of the glacier in 1968 and 1987. Clear evidence of climate change. Other pics are of the glacier and icebergs that calved.Les mer
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Dag 62
onsdag 23. januar 2019 17:00
☀️ 20 °C
Høyde: 198 m
Argentina El Calafate -50.3381, -72.2657550°20’17” S 72°15’57” W
El Calafate, Argentina
23. januar 2019, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Patagonia town whose economy is based on tourism. As the Glacier Capital of Argentina. It had been sheep/wool based until the 70s. The first pic overlooks the city with a bit of Lago Argentino and the second looks along the lake. Lago Argentino is the largest lake in Argentina. The next is a look at the main Street in town. Then a look at the Patagonian steppe, a semi-arid landscape. The last is a rural farm.Les mer
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Dag 63
torsdag 24. januar 2019 11:32
🌬 9 °C
Høyde: 230 m
Argentina Departamento de Lago Argentino -50.48635, -72.9654550°29’11” S 72°57’56” W
Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentinia
24. januar 2019, Argentina ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Part of the 3rd largest complex of glaciers after Antarctica and Greenland. It's hard to description be the scale if this, but if you look closely at the first pic, you will see a tour boat just of the edge of the glacier. The glacier wall is more than 200 feet high. The pictures are various views from several angles, looking along the faces, across the top, etc.Les mer
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Dag 64
fredag 25. januar 2019 18:37
🌬 8 °C
Høyde: 216 m
Argentina Departamento de Lago Argentino -50.56508, -72.865950°33’54” S 72°51’57” W
Estancia Nibepo Aike
25. januar 2019, Argentina ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
A former sheep farm now working primarily in tourism. They raise sheep for meat. The cattle is all strictly grass fed and sold live. First is the main house then looks at the critters and finally lambs being grilled for our dinner.Les mer
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Dag 65
lørdag 26. januar 2019 13:00
⛅ 9 °C
Høyde: 27 m
Argentina Ushuaia -54.80717, -68.3068254°48’26” S 68°18’25” W
Ushuaia, Argentina
26. januar 2019, Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Described as the southern most city in the world, located at the tip of South America. The first two pics look across the bay at downtown and the port where cruise ships dock. Mostly they go to Antarctica, as well will have n the 28th. Then a street scene with background typical here. Last is a look out from the hotelLes mer
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Dag 66
søndag 27. januar 2019 09:26
⛅ 12 °C
Høyde: 82 m
Argentina Monte Susana -54.83283, -68.4238454°49’58” S 68°25’26” W
Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino
27. januar 2019, Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Southern railroad at "the end of the world.". Aka prisoners railroad. Narrow gauge railroad built 100 years ago by prisoners. They are still operating steam engines. First is the train. Second is the station near Ushuaia. Third is Macarena Falls where the trains refilled their water reservoirs. The rest are views from the train. Tree stumps that you see are left from prisoners logging operations, either for RR ties, fuel for the steam engines or to supply the sawmill.Les mer
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Dag 66
søndag 27. januar 2019 10:41
⛅ 13 °C
Høyde: 130 m
Argentina Departamento de Ushuaia -54.83605, -68.4850254°50’10” S 68°29’6” W
Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego
27. januar 2019, Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
National park. Pics are of the park. The sign is on the park and marks the end of the Pan-American Highway; hence the reference to the other end in Alaska.
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Dag 70
torsdag 31. januar 2019 15:02
⛅ 0 °C
Høyde: 5 m
Antarktis Goudier Island -64.82522, -63.4939164°49’31” S 63°29’38” W
Port Lockroy
31. januar 2019, Antarktis ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Former British research station and post office now primarily a tourist location and post office. Started during WW II for research into long distance radio transmission. The original building has been restored as a museum, store and post office to show how things were, including the original equipment for ionosphere research for radio. And yes, the Gentoo penguins are neighbors, including some nests to under the buildings.Les mer
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Dag 71
fredag 1. februar 2019 07:31
⛅ -2 °C
Antarktis False Cape Renard -65.02819, -63.859465°1’41” S 63°51’34” W
Lemaire channel, Antarctica
1. februar 2019, Antarktis ⋅ ⛅ -2 °C
Sometimes called the Kodak channel as the most photographed spot in Antarctica. Pics are taken from the MV Plancius, the ship I was on. BTW, a great crew and a good trip.
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Dag 71
fredag 1. februar 2019 10:21
⛅ -1 °C
Antarktis Megalestris Hill -65.17525, -64.1372965°10’31” S 64°8’14” W
Antarctica 1
1. februar 2019, Antarktis ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
My seventh continent. This is a series of pics looking at the scenery. Simply spectacular. I wish I had a way to give a true sense of scale. Epic would not be an overstatement.
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Dag 72
lørdag 2. februar 2019
⛅ 0 °C
Høyde: Sjønivå
South Atlantic Ocean -65.86042, -64.7586765°51’38” S 64°45’31” W
Penguins
2. februar 2019, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Gentoo penguins, the most common species in this part of Antarctica. The last pic includes a couple of chicks with the parent. It could be either one as both share duties. BTW, that's a juvenile elephant seal napping in the middle of the colony--very unusual.Les mer
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Dag 74
mandag 4. februar 2019
🌧 0 °C
Høyde: Sjønivå
South Atlantic Ocean -65.27372, -64.7026365°16’25” S 64°42’9” W
Whales!
4. februar 2019, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 0 °C
Humpbacks. Taken in 2 sitings. The latter 4 pics are of 2 whales feeding. They swim down and come up through the krill with mouths open and close at the surface. The head breaks the surface. Notice 2 heads in the 5th pic. That is likely mother and young. The fluke in the last pic is a unique to each whaleLes mer
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Dag 74
mandag 4. februar 2019
❄️ 0 °C
Antarktis Tuxen, Cape -65.2666, -64.1558665°15’60” S 64°9’21” W
Seals
4. februar 2019, Antarktis ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
First is a leopard seal then some crabeaters, a Weddell seal trying to nap and various species pulled out on to sea ice. Sea ice is frozen salt water. Bergs are frozen fresh water. Seals like sea ice as it is flat and easier to pull out of the waterLes mer
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Dag 75
tirsdag 5. februar 2019
❄️ 0 °C
Høyde: Sjønivå
South Atlantic Ocean -65.53218, -64.5811765°31’56” S 64°34’52” W
Antarctic ice
5. februar 2019, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
These are pictures from several locations of the amazing ice formations. Some bergs, so me not yet bergs but probably will be. The last is an example of some of the amazing light we climbed experienced.Les mer
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Dag 77
torsdag 7. februar 2019
⛅ 27 °C
Høyde: 46 m
Argentina Montserrat -34.60905, -58.3800734°36’33” S 58°22’48” W
Buenos Aires
7. februar 2019, Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Beautiful city some call the Paris of Latin America. And rightly so. Many wide boulevards, classic architecture, great food, lots of green and more. The first pic is the Pink House, the building where the president works and is the center of national government. Second is the colonial administration building. Then the Metropolitan Cathedral, where Pope Francis used to work. Then the central market and the obelisk in the center of town. Last is a pic of the city from the Rio de la Plata.Les mer
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Dag 78
fredag 8. februar 2019 10:55
⛅ 28 °C
Høyde: 18 m
Argentina Matanza River -34.63932, -58.3628534°38’22” S 58°21’46” W
La Boca
8. februar 2019, Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Funky neighborhood located at the original port at the mouth (Boca) of the small river where it enters the Rio de la Plata. The was the immigrant area where people found homes in the tenements. They would get off the boat and walk up La Caminita, the street in the first pic to look for a place to stay. The second pic looks into a typical tenement and the third is a musician playing a bandeon on a stage in that tenement's courtyard. Then a street market at the port end of La Caminita that is overlooked by "Pope Francis" on the balcony. There are many similar sculptures and street art. Fun neighborhood.Les mer
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Dag 78
fredag 8. februar 2019 12:15
⛅ 29 °C
Høyde: 34 m
Argentina Plaza Francia -34.58748, -58.3924634°35’15” S 58°23’33” W
More Buenos Aires
8. februar 2019, Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Too much to see in this city. These examples include a mechanical sculpture with a solar panel that powers the flower to open in daylight and close up like a tulip at night. Then a street scene. Next is the oldest city cemetary that is all private family mausoleums, many with up to 4 levels below ground. Evita's is interred here in her family tomb. Then the Japanese Garden and the Botanical Garden, both beautiful.Les mer
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Dag 80
søndag 10. februar 2019 12:15
☀️ 32 °C
Høyde: 32 m
Uruguay Punta San Pedro -34.47137, -57.8509734°28’17” S 57°51’3” W
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
10. februar 2019, Uruguay ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Small city across the river from Buenos Aires originally founded by the Portuguese. The first pic is the original city gate followed by a street scene in the old town and the lighthouse. Next is the original main square in the old town, followed by a look across the remains of the first house of the Portuguese governor. Last looks across the yacht marina to the 5 km of beaches along the bay.Les mer
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Dag 82
tirsdag 12. februar 2019 18:58
⛅ 18 °C
Høyde: 50 m
Uruguay Montevideo -34.90454, -56.1872534°54’16” S 56°11’14” W
Montevideo
12. februar 2019, Uruguay ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Capital of Uruguay. Another city with a European feel. First pic is the sign along the Rambla, the seaside walk and road that goes on for over 20 km. Next is the original city gate, all that remains from the old city walls. Behind the gate is Independence Square, the main square in the city. Next, in the center of that square is the statue of Artigas, the hero of independence, with both the old and new national government executive office buildings in the background. Then a city market, the famous bronze statue of the gaucho, oxen and wagon and a city street.Les mer
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