Ushaia, Part 2

We've come full circle. That was the trip of a lifetime. I couldn't have asked for a better one. We spent 18 days and nights at sea. The staff repeatedly told us how lucky we were. Not only did we get the Drake Lake both ways, but we had excellent weather. Not one excursion was canceled. We saw literally hundreds of thousands of penguins. There were dozens of whales including that great experience with the Southern Right Whale, and more seals that you could imagine.

We're hanging out for three nights in Ushaia. There's really no reason to. We booked this trip at the last minute. I thought we'd want 3 days to explore here but the mountains and glaciers here pale in comparison to what we just saw. So we're just relaxing and writing and editing. We also hung out with new friends Patrick and Kay.

Deanne and I both agreed that we will never come back. How could it possibly be any better? And in a bizarre coincidence, some neighbors from McFarland, Wisconsin saw us in a coffee shop! Deanne's workout friends from the gym were just getting ready to leave on their excursion.

Here's some fun facts from the trip:

64.5 degrees south is the farthest we went. That's the farthest I've been. Tromso, Norway is the farthest north at 69.6° North.

The ship had 106 crew and 140 passengers, a great ratio.

We went 3,577 nautical miles on the trip and made 18 excursions! Wow. Not one was cancelled, a very rare thing.

Wildlife
Too many flying birds to count but especially Petrels, Skua and Albatross species.

Dusky Dolphin

6 of 7 penguin species
Gentoo penguins
Chinstrap Penguins
Adelie Penguins
King Penguins
Magellanic Penguins
Rockhopper penguins

4 whale species
Humpback whale
Fin Whale
Right whale
Sei whale

6 seal species
Leopard seal
Weddel Seal
Crabeater Seal
Fur Seal
Elephant Seal
Sea Lion

More photos and videos are here.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wyNnPiHBWLrUsYwB8

An interactive map of the whole trip is here.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/N3boKhjooRi1E7o46Read more