This is part of a series called Antactica Dec. 2017 – Jan. 2018 As we left Petermann Island, we realized we were done — heading home. As we slowly started heading out to the Drake Passage, we started to see more, larger cruise ships who didn’t make it into some of the places that a…
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This is part of a series called Antactica Dec. 2017 – Jan. 2018 After our time in Neko Island, we steamed around a bit to hit the Lemaire Channel in the morning. During dinner, we had quite a surprise — a pod of Orcas and a few Humpbacks that buzzed the ship for nearly 3…
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This is part of a series called Antactica Dec. 2017 – Jan. 2018 Today we pulled into Brown Station, one of 13 research stations operated by Argentina in Antarctica. I found it odd that such a small country would have so many stations in Antarctica until I learned that the Antarctic Treaty is periodically reviewed…
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This is part of a series called Antactica Dec. 2017 – Jan. 2018 Weather — more specifically wind — caused us to have to change the schedule around a bit today. Too much ice was being blown in the direction we were trying to go, so off we went to Danco Island. Frankly, there are…
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This is part of a series called Antactica Dec. 2017 – Jan. 2018 Today we had the opportunity to make two landings — Yankee Harbor (within Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands) and Deception Island. Both were amazing for different reasons. The Yankee Harbor landing was really about seeing the Gentoo Penguins during nesting…
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This is part of a series called Antactica Dec. 2017 – Jan. 2018 As we left South Georgia Island, I became aware of the mixing that goes on in the southern seas — whether vertically as the cold Antarctic waters mix with the warmer Atlantic waters or horizontally as the ongoing counterclockwise current around Antarctica…
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This is part of a series called Antactica Dec. 2017 – Jan. 2018 After departing the Falklands and spending a few rolling (10-15 foot waves) days at sea, we spent three days on South Georgia Island and I have to say that it has now topped our list for the most beautiful place on the…
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This is part of a series called Antactica Dec. 2017 – Jan. 2018 We just finished two days in the Falkland Islands — initially in the largely unpopulated islands off West Falkland and then into Stanley in East Falkland. The Falklands are interesting in many dimensions. Originally the islands broke off from the South African…
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This is part of a series called Viking Grand European Tour After Cologne, we headed into the Netherlands for a stop at Kinderdijk, a small village and UNESCO World Heritage Site that contains 19 authentic, working windmills of three varying designs. These windmills are part of an elaborate system to keep the ever-rising seawater from…
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This is part of a series called Viking Grand European Tour After Koblenz, we sailed up to Cologne, Germany – and, yes, before you ask the question Eau de Cologne really was invented there and still is a solid industry! Cologne is a huge city, the 4th largest in Germany. It is also an old…
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