Random thoughts from the sea
Day 42, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Friday, Nov. 17, 2023; Buenos Aires, Argentina Were I to describe Buenos Aires in one word, it would be “Grand.” Sure, other words apply – lively, colorful, bustling, eclectic, exciting, vibrant. But this is a city of grand boulevards, grand statues, grand
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Day 40; 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023; Montevideo, Uruguay After 10 days at sea, everyone was glad to arrive in a port – and a warm one at that. Just a few days ago we were shivering in sub 20-degree temperatures with stiff winds. This
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Day 39, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023; At Sea, Atlantic Ocean Never pick a cruise just because of a single port, and you won’t be disappointed when the unexpected happens. Ports do get canceled, usually due to weather but also political unrest. I can’t say
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Day 35, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Friday, Nov. 10, 2023; Antarctica Every tourist destination has its high and low seasons, and Antarctica is no exception. Throw in the changing weather that occurs in any season, and you never know what you will get. During four and a half
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Day 33, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023; Antarctica I am not a fan of winter. I don’t like to be cold. Hence a cruise to the Southern Hemisphere made sense just as cooler temperatures arrive in North America. But I didn’t really think through the
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Day 32, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023; Antarctica Thanks to our most excellent Capt. Smit, we arrived in Antarctica Monday ahead of schedule. And what an arrival – into a field of glaciers, some approaching the size of our ship. After leaving Ushuaia, we spent
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Day 29, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023; Ushuaia, Argentina It’s hard to be a photographer or reporter when sometimes you just want to be a lazy tourist. Such was the case this evening when we left Ushuaia, Argentina — “the end of the world” —
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Day 28, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Friday, Nov. 3, 2023; Punta Arenas, Chile If I was awestruck by the site of the distant Mount Corcovado as we were leaving the Chiloé Archipelago, I don’t even have words for the experience of cruising through the Southern Patagonian Ice Field
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Day 25, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023; Castro, Chiloé Island, Chile “Yesterday it hailed.” Thus today’s guide greeted us, repeatedly saying how lucky we are to have a crisp sunny day without a cloud in the sky. Not to say the day didn’t start out
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Day 23, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023; Isla Robinsón Crusoe, Chile After sailing 416 miles west from our last port of San Antonio, Chile, we arrived at Isla Robinsón Crusoe in the Juan Fernádez Islands. It wasn’t smooth sailing. A weather system further south sent
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