On my way to EZE 前往布宜

I received an email notification last night from Air Canada stating that due to Argentina Union of Transportation’s 24hr nationwide strike on Oct 30th, my flight to EZE tonight was CANCELLED!Meer informatie
Onboard AA3993 登机了

Just seated this rather tiny plane
登机了,小小的飞机
Landed at DFW for transfer 在达拉斯转机

A bit bumpy flight onboard this quite small Brazilian E175, but overall, it was pretty good.
DFW is huge. For passengers with connecting flights, Skylink rail shuttles run between all 5 (A - E)Meer informatie
Keep all limbs crossed 希望一切顺利吧

So far no cancellations on my next flight to EZE, let’s keep all fingers and toes crossed!
到现在为止看到的都是好消息,希望下一航班按时起飞按时降落在布宜诺斯艾利斯。
Landed at EZE! 到达布宜诺斯艾利斯机场

After 1 hour delay departure, we landed at EZE airport only about 30min later than scheduled time, all the effoert on switching air lines and selecting flights worked perfectly. The airport seemsMeer informatie
Checked in at Holiday Inn EZE 入住机场假日酒店

Booked this hotel conveniently located 10 minutes away from the airport by hotel shuttle, getting ready for the early flight to Uahuaia tomorrowMeer informatie
Massive is the definition 太多了!

I had dinner at the hotel restaurant. The waitress does not speak any English. We communicated by google translate and hand gestures. She recommended BBQ rib, which sounded so inviting and by myMeer informatie
Back to EZE catching AR1880 去机场赶航班

Got up early cancelled the wakeup call, on time for the shuttle to the airport.
早早起来,取消了前台叫早服务,按时上了机场班车到达机场。
Onboard AR1880 登机了

Onboard the plane now.
登上AR1880
Rough landing at USH 在强烈侧风中降落乌斯怀亚

The landing was rough due to the strong wind blowing sideway. Pilot had to fly up just before the first attempt and made a big circle coming back. On the second attempt the plane was landedMeer informatie
Overnight stay in Ushuaia 乌斯怀亚一晚

Checked in to the hotel, tour the streets, all looked familiar. After the king crabs dinner, I ventured hot tub, dry sauna, and steam bath. Felt extremely relaxed, I slept veryMeer informatie
King crab, El Viejo Marino 老水手餐厅

Once again came back to this restaurant of my favourite, craving for finger sucking king crab. I guess all the king crabs in Ushuaia have the same good taste, however comparing to Dec 2022, just theMeer informatie
Spare time before embarkation 登船前闲暇时光

Schedule to meet at bus no. 2 with sign “Antarctica Charted” by 3:30 pm, I had some time after checking out of this lovely hotel Albatros. Walking along the shoreline I saw the city sign, and aMeer informatie
Embarked Ultramarine 登上海洋无极号

After a short bus ride I am here in my room. Finally I made it. Ocean Victory of our last trip to Antarctica ported just beside Ultramarine.
会和旅行社团队乘大巴车很快来到船边,登船,进入我的舱室。上次南极之旅搭乘的海洋胜利号就系泊在海洋无极号旁边。
Safety Evac Drill 安全疏散演习

The safety drill is mandatory, we all participated.
安全疏散演习每个人都必须参加。
An ER return 有紧急情况回港

Last night while we were sailing out to the open sea, a person had ER call and ship turned back toward the port. This morning we ware going out again.
昨晚因有人需要紧急救治,我们回转向港口。今天早上再次驶向外海。
IAATO 到访南极守则

There are certain rules visitors to the Antarctica must follow, in order to protect the environment and wildlife, reducing the impact to the minimum. Wish all the tourists can behave as IAATOMeer informatie
Atlantic Petrel 大西洋海燕

On our way to South Georgia Islands, somewhere southeast of Falkland Islands, we spotted a small number of Atlantic Petrels. According to the bird expert of the expedition team, Atlantic petrels areMeer informatie
Continue to South Georgia 继续前向南乔治亚

Cloudy. Outside temperature 6.5°C, wave hight at 5 meters, and still very windy. Doors to the outside deck had been closed since last night. Everyone walks holdingMeer informatie
Jason Bay 杰森湾

After several days of sailing we arrived here at Jason Bay, where the expedition team arranged zodiac cruise for us. The scenery is absolutely beautiful and wild, seemingly conflicting yet inMeer informatie
Fortuna Bay 福图那湾

Later the ship moved to Fortuna Bay for landing. We came to close to the small king penguin colony of about 10,000 pairs and their chicks.
巡航之后船移到福图那湾组织登陆。在这里我们有机会近距离观看一个小规模的王企鹅繁殖地,聚集了大约一万对企鹅和它们的下一代。
A23a the world’s largest iceberg 世界最大的冰山

Iceberg A23a was off from the Antarctica Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf 38 years ago in 1986, but soon stuck on seabed for many years until 2020 when it started moving. It measures about 3,900 sq km, moreMeer informatie
No heli landing to Snow Hill 直升机不飞雪丘岛了

During the briefing meeting Ryan the expedition team leader announced that Ultramarine will not sail to Snow Hill Island for helicopter landing, due to the bad weather and ice conditions surroundingMeer informatie
Penguin Island 企鹅岛

Well, we travel to Antarctica to see penguins, no other place is more suitable for this island
我们来南极就是看企鹅的,这里就是最贴切的地方了
Antarctica sunset and moon 南极日落与明月

Very rare we had seen and experienced beautiful sunset, calm wind with minimum wave in Antarctica. The moon was bright, the air is so pure that the moon craters were clearly visible in this handheldMeer informatie
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