Christine Stephenson

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Reisende South America with Sandra
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- 15. feb. 2025, 03:48
- ☁️ -3 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- Antarktis Sven Foyn, puerto -64.539505, -61.9888264°32’22” S 61°59’20” W
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Dag 26
The last expedition
15. februar, Antarktis ⋅ ☁️ -3 °C
What a beautiful way to end the trip that started with a blizzard and ended with soft snow.

So lucky to have seen Shags, Penguins, Seals, Terns, Gulls and Whales. All on the last trip.

We had Russell as our guide and he gave us a wonderful ride. Zoomies around icebergs and then a final trip around our boat before dropping us off for a final change.

Sometime tonight we hit the Drake passage again and expect a bumpy trip home.Les mer
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Reisende Russell
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Reisende My best penguin photo
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Reisende What lovely memories you have given us
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Reisende Yes. It’s snowing
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Reisende South America with Sandra
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- 15. feb. 2025, 00:59
- ☁️ -1 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- South Atlantic Ocean -64.474571, -61.73056264°28’28” S 61°43’50” W
Dag 26
Last Day of expedition
15. februar, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ -1 °C
Not a great day to leave my phone behind. I didn’t get any shots of my mainland Antarctica landing. But Sandra has a few which I hope to upload soon.

I do have a cool Timelapse photo of the captain steering us out to open water.Les mer
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Reisende South America with Sandra
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- 13. feb. 2025, 21:57
- ☁️ -2 °C
- Høyde: 7 m
- Antarktis Orne Islands -64.661675, -62.67024764°39’42” S 62°40’13” W
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Dag 24
Countdown to the end
13. februar, Antarktis ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
Only three expeditions left till we head back home. The weather has been spectacular.

It sucks being sick but there are worse places to be in. Would love my hot water bottle and husband though. Missing Paul miserably.

I love the ice. It’s incredible to see this years ice sheet already forming. In a couple of months time it’s going to be impossible to be where we are right now.Les mer
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Reisende Such breathtaking scenery
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Reisende South America with Sandra
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- 12. feb. 2025
- ⛅ -3 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- South Atlantic Ocean -64.382722, -63.18741964°22’58” S 63°11’15” W
Dag 23
My first rookerie.
12. februar, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
I didn’t get to visit the first penguin rookery as I had picked up the bug raging through the ship. It’s not great when the crew have the bug when they get on board. Anyhow, it could have been worse - Covid. Sandra is thankfully doing better than I am and I am depleting her stock of meds.

Onto to more interesting things than my being sick.

I walked through the Gentoo Penguin colony and was awestruck by how small they all are. A few brown Sukas were trying to pick chicks. Very cute to see so many chicks still around. Lots of moulting going on as there are feathers everywhere.

The afternoon was Zodiac cursing and fur seal spotting.

Am a bit underwhelmed with how many whales we’ve seen. I had pictured many more than we’ve seen. We’ve seen Orcas, Minkys and Humpbacks, few and far between.

What I’ve loved most today is seeing the penguins swimming in the water.Les mer
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Reisende Omg so cool
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Reisende South America with Sandra
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- 11. feb. 2025, 03:08
- 🌙 -2 °C
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- Antarktis Girdler, Islote -66.015878, -65.65789266°0’57” S 65°39’28” W
Dag 22
Day Paddle.
11. februar, Antarktis ⋅ 🌙 -2 °C
Oh my! What an incredible experience to be so close to the water. The biggest challenge was getting in and out of the kayak. Nailed it!!

Saw a minke whale, seal and a couple of penguins. Not as much wildlife as this morning but a very different experience indeed.Les mer
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Reisende South America with Sandra
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- 10. feb. 2025, 22:19
- 🌙 -2 °C
- Høyde: 2 m
- Antarktis Plaice Island -66.021981, -65.42789566°1’19” S 65°25’40” W
Dag 21
Expedition 3 on Antartica
10. februar, Antarktis ⋅ 🌙 -2 °C
Oh man!! We have stopped at Fish islands. The water here is very calm as it’s quite sheltered. We were last onto the water today. Rugged up with five layers. Sandra and I have both picked up sore throats from sick passengers. Thank goodness it’s not worse.

Another incredible day with so many awesome experiences. We got to see plenty of crab eater seals which is also the name of our loading group.

Stopped at our first penguins rookery. The wind was nonexistent so we didn’t smell any guano. Saw plenty of it though.Les mer
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Reisende Stunning
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Reisende South America with Sandra
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- 11. feb. 2025, 05:54
- 🌬 -5 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- Russland Salekhard Urban Okrug 66.0134, 65.657766°0’48” N 65°39’28” E
Dag 22
The polar plunge
11. februar, Russland ⋅ 🌬 -5 °C
Some people are plain crazy. No, I did not do it. Can’t even do cold showers. Water temp 1.2 ambient 0!!!!
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Reisende Not for me :)
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Reisende South America with Sandra
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- 10. feb. 2025, 23:43
- ☁️ -9 °C
- Høyde: 27 m
- Russland Lokhpodgort 66.0214, 65.448466°1’17” N 65°26’54” E
Dag 21
Sharing video from expedition 3
10. februar, Russland ⋅ ☁️ -9 °C
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Reisende South America with Sandra
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- 9. feb. 2025, 00:51
- 🌬 1 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- South Pacific Ocean -66.536545, -69.17597266°32’12” S 69°10’33” W
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Dag 20
Day 3 sailing to Antartica
9. februar, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 1 °C
An incredibly cold morning that started with snow. Have loved iceberg watching today. What started out with one then two is now icebergs everywhere!!!

We crossed the Antarctic circle and had a special ceremony to toast the occasion. Hot chocolate with baileys. Yum yum. And a photo with the flag. Wish I had thought to bring the Australian flag.

We saw Ocra and other whales today, lots of birds, but no photos. Not quick enough. But I’ve loved just soaking in the atmosphere. It’s indescribable. Cold is not enough of a word and beautiful is also not enough of a word.

Tomorrow is our first trip on land and also our day kayak paddle. How excited are we?Les mer
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Super cool you intrepid adventurer [Gete]
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Reisende South America with Sandra
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- 5. feb. 2025, 15:33
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- Argentina Base Naval Ushuaia -54.807288, -68.30205554°48’26” S 68°18’7” W
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Journey through the Drake Lake
5. februar, Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We boarded the boat in Ushuaia and plodded through the Beagle channel into the Drake passage. This is the big water way between South America and Antarctica. We were 1000km away from Antarctica. Same distance from Brisbane to Sydney but it’s taken us three days of motoring to make it across from Ushuaia to Antarctica.

We are very lucky to experience the Drake Lake and not the Drake Shake. Swells have been pretty Low. Less than 2m.

The first day in the Drake lake was amazing. Surrounded by sea. We have lectures every day about the wildlife and what to expect. Learnt about the different types of birds, what to do, what not to do, the types of clouds, a discourse on avian bird flu….

I’m suffering from information overload and too many people talking. So have been finding quiet spaces on the boat to chill and take in the majesty of this beautiful part of the world.

I’ve been crocheting myself a beanie that I had hoped would be done before we make Antarctica tomorrow morning, but I don’t think I’m going to finish in time for my first shore trip.

Tonight we had the Captain’s toast and got to meet the ship crew, as opposed to the expedition crew who we met the previous night. Champagne and wine to toast, went down really well. Haven’t had a drink since our Parilla night in Buenos Aires.

The food on board is sick!! So much yummy food for breakfast lunch and dinner. I had to do three laps of the shop today to work off some of the weight I am sure I have put on this holiday.

Saw my first whale blow this evening. Didn’t get a photo. Expect to get flooded with wildlife photos when we make land.Les mer
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