Typically we would have two excursions per day, one after breakfast and one after lunch. Our first landing was on Stonington Island where we were able to explore two historic huts. The first was British Antarctic Survey Station E which was famous for its surveying work in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Our ship had an excellent historian on board, Victoria Salem, and she was always around with tons of information about all of the huts we visited. At this particular location most of the surveying work was done via dogsled! And this hut was active as recently as 1960. The second hut on Stonington Isl. is the United States East Base, the earliest remaining US hut in Antarctica and the location where the first women to winter in Antarctica lived. The women were accompanying their husbands and Victoria told us that the legend is that the men did not get along, so the women refused to speak to each other out of loyalty to their husbands. It must have been a long winter!
After lunch we landed at Horseshoe Island where we saw another of the British Antarctic Survey's base. This station studied geology & meteorology in addition to surveying the local area.
Adventure Life has been an extraordinary travel resource for us over the years and today was no exception. Our River Cruise booking was handled by Jess (who has been our personal trip planner for several years) the same day as our inquiry. Suggestions were given for cabin choice and pre-trip options (that were not shown on the cruise line's website) like airport transfers and prepaid gratuities. Trip insurance recommendations followed and we were assigned a travel co-ordinator till the end of the tour. All we have to do is show up! Great service from friendly folks.
APtravelwell
1 day ago
My representative Kevin was very responsive generally and in crafting our itinerary to our specific priorities.
Rocco Labella
1 day ago
Although there was a lot of paper work, I received help and guidance when I needed it.
Donna Kirby
2 days ago
Our travel was flawless! The rider pickup (airport, hotel, ship) was seamless. Jane's recommendation for Emerald Cruise Sakara was everything I wanted but the experience was soooo much more. Adventure Life took care of each and every detail and this was the easiest of all my travels.
Anne Petty
3 days ago
Follow up was effective any questions were answered in a timely manner