Getting excited to see Penguins again!
 6 Şubat, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌙 36 °F
 6 Şubat, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌙 36 °F
						Hello LA
 8 Şubat, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
 8 Şubat, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
						SEA -> LAX -> IAH -> EZE
Hello Houston
 8 Şubat, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
 8 Şubat, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
						Last stop in the US before the long leg to Bueno Aires.
Hello Bueno Aires!
 9 Şubat, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
 9 Şubat, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
						Overnight in Bueno Aires. Then off to Ushuaia tomorrow morning.
Hello Octantis
 10 Şubat, Arjantin ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
 10 Şubat, Arjantin ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
						I missed this ship (and room). Feels like seeing an old friend.
Sailing the Drake Passage
 11 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 41 °F
 11 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 41 °F
						3-4 meter swells. Not Drake Lake, not quite Drake Shake.
Hello Antarctica!
 12 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 30 °F
 12 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 30 °F
						
								Sailing through the English Channel. We get a landing today! Woot! 
Recorded a bunch of Chinstraps, a few Gentoos, lots of Antarctica Shags, 2 Wilson Storm Petrels, and a couple Antarctic Turns. NotOkumaya devam et
Special Operations Boat
 12 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ⛅ 30 °F
 12 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ⛅ 30 °F
						
								The Special Operations Boat (SOB) is a very cool toy.
Each ship has 2 boats. Based on a a boat originally designed for the military, Viking customized the design by extending the length to accommodateOkumaya devam et
Fort Point, Antarctica
 12 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
 12 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
						
								Chinstraps, Gentoos, Fur Seals, a couple Elephant Seals, Humpbacks, Lots of flying birds.
The plan was for a landing, but due to the large number of Fur and Elephant Seals, which aren’t goodOkumaya devam et
Portal Point
 13 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ⛅ 27 °F
 13 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ⛅ 27 °F
						
								Lots of whales. Our first (and only) continental landing in Antarctica! 
Went kayaking too!
64°30'S 61°46'W
NAMESAKE: named by British explorers, a gateway route to access theOkumaya devam et
Kayaking at Portal Point
 13 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ⛅ 28 °F
 13 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ⛅ 28 °F
						
								Lots of little bergies. Steered clear of a napping Leopard Seal. 
There was a Leopard Seal last time I kayaked too. Must be a thing for me… lol
Expedition Team said that was the first one they hadOkumaya devam et
Lemarie Channel
 14 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F
 14 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F
						
								Plan was to pass through the Lemarie Channel to Port Charcot. Unfortunately there was a massive ice berg blocking the exit. Octantis made an amazing u-turn in a very narrow channel. 
(Black and WhiteOkumaya devam et
Arnoux’s beaked whale sighting
 14 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F
 14 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F
						
								Saw these in the Lemarie Channel, next to the massive ice berg blocking our passage. 
Chris, the marine mammal specialist was super excited about the observation. Thought it was a Minke whale atOkumaya devam et
Hidden Bay
 14 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ☁️ 32 °F
 14 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ☁️ 32 °F
						
								The original explorers approach from the North and a string of islands create a screen hiding the bay, hence the name “Hidden Bay”. (Thank you Tato for the info) 
Map in the photos.
				
			
Danco Island!
 15 Şubat, Bransfield Strait ⋅ ☁️ 25 °F
 15 Şubat, Bransfield Strait ⋅ ☁️ 25 °F
						Probably my favorite place in Antarctica. Danco Island just makes me happy.
Weather Balloon launch
 15 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
 15 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
						
								Due to helium needed to launch the balloon, Octantis can only do 1 weather balloon launch a week. Pretty neat to watch science in action. 
Site to track daily global weather balloon launches inOkumaya devam et
Melchior Islands
 16 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F
 16 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F
						
								NAMESAKE: vice-admiral of the French Navy Jules Melchior
DISCOVERY: during the German expedition of 1873/4 by Dallmann, charted by French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot in 1903-1905
LOCATION:Okumaya devam et
Humpback Whales feeding!
 16 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 30 °F
 16 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 30 °F
						Came across a couple groups of Humpback Whales feeding. Captain did a (very tight) U-Turn so we could check them out. One group decided to come close to the ship and give us a show. Never seenOkumaya devam et
Spert Island
 17 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F
 17 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F
						
								63°51'S 60°56'W
NAMESAKE: Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Sir Thomas Spert, Controller of the King's Ships in the time of Henry VIll 
DISCOVERY:Okumaya devam et
Mikkelsen Harbour
 17 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ❄️ 32 °F
 17 Şubat, Antarktika ⋅ ❄️ 32 °F
						
								Last stop in Antarctica. (Sad face) 
Gentoo Penguin rookery, with 1 Chinstrap hanging out. (Our Expedition Leader Isa, named him Pedro)
NAMESAKE: a Norwegian Arctic captain, first to take Sven FoynOkumaya devam et
Birds of the Drake
 18 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 37 °F
 18 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 37 °F
						
								Spent 5 hours, on deck, looking for birds. Only saw ~5, but it was well worth it.
Snowy Albatross (aka Wandering) - (2 in 2 trips, Woot!) 
Grey-headed Albatross
Southern Giant-Petrel
				
			
Sailing the Drake
 18 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 37 °F
 18 Şubat, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 37 °F
						
								10-12 ft seas, gentle wind. Still chilly, but the sun is out and it’s nice. Looking for birds… hope to see an Albatross… think birds! 
We’ve only seen 2 Southern Giant-Petrel (might have beenOkumaya devam et
Sailing the Beagle Channel
 19 Şubat, Rusya ⋅ ⛅ 9 °F
 19 Şubat, Rusya ⋅ ⛅ 9 °F
						
								Crazy winds 70 knots, so no deck access for bird watching. :-/ 
Still pretty awesome to experience such a different crossing than last time.
				
			
Peale’s Dolphin
 19 Şubat, Arjantin ⋅ 🌬 50 °F
 19 Şubat, Arjantin ⋅ 🌬 50 °F
						Thought they were Penguins porpoising in the waves, but upon closer inspection they were dolphins!
Last morning in Ushuaia
 21 Şubat, Arjantin ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
 21 Şubat, Arjantin ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
						Beautiful sunrise to send us off. Not too sad, cause I know I’ll be back for another adventure. :-)





















































































































































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