2018 – Ushuaia & Antarctica
2018 – Antarctica (And Ushuaia)
Amazing scenery, epic hiking, the @#(*&@# Drake passage, seals, and PENGUINS!
Furthest South: 65°12‘ S 64°11‘ W
Total Distance Sailed: 1906 NM
Drake Passage (max, on return): 14 Meter Waves, 80KT Wind Gusts.
(Yes, thats JUST short of #@!! hurricane classification)
Highlights
Abbey Road, Ushuaia Style Jill, Flirting with the border Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse Layers of ice compression in berg 787 Meters worth of elevation When it snows, make snow angels (on a helipad)? Penguin Highway to Heaven They thought the boat wouldnt hit their berg... wrong... Nest building with stolen rocks The Polar Plunge! We froze our toes. (Photo by Emily of Ortelius Crew) Cruise Ship demonstrating scale Whaling Shipwreck in Foyn Harbour Whaling Station - Deception Island Caldera Yes, This is literally basically a hurricane over the drake.
It sucked...
A lot... We actually made it to 22 degrees side to side at one point Furthest South: 65°12‘ S 64°11‘ W
Total Distance Sailed: 1906 NM