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Antarctica/ South America Trip (Argentina-Ushuaia)

My first snowman!
My first snowman!
''Antarctica? Why?'' ''Antarctica? Wow!'' Those were the two most common responses from family, friends and colleagues when they learned I was off to the frozen continent for the 2012 holidays. I stepped on the Antarctic continent twice: my journey through ice, wind and stormy weather a glorious one. John Steinbeck said it best: ''. . .we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.''
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Ushuaia, Argentina
Weather: Partly cloudy. 43degrees F

''Antarctica? Why?'' ''Antarctica? Wow!'' Those were the two most common responses from family, friends and colleagues when they learned I was off to the frozen continent for the holidays. Professionally, I study isolation among humans specifically Americans 50+ so for me going to an isolated …
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Strike-a-pose

''The End of the World; the Beginning of Everything''

Weather: Sunny. 43 degrees F

Ushuaia is often referred to as ''the end of the world; the beginning of everything''. It certainly felt that way to me as I boarded the MV Ortelius today between 4 and 5pm.

MV Ortelius was named after the Dutch cartographer Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) who published the first modern world atlas, the Theatrum Orbis …
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What a day!

Merry Christmas!!!

Antarctica Cruise: Drake Passage
Weather: Overcast. 39 degrees F

It was Christmas Eve and my adventure South was truly underway now. The conditions were not so rough that the ship could not make good progress, but never the less there was a small swell which gave the ship a nasty cork screw motion that caught some of us out. Those who were not …
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Rock'n on New Years Eve!

Better-than-Average Drake Passage

Antarctica Cruise: The Drake Passage
Weather: Sunny. 30 degrees F

After a better-than-average Drake Passage we were quickly approaching Antarctica and hoped to see the South Shetland Islands in the late afternoon. The weather had improved, there was hardly any wind and the sun was shining. Just before the scheduled penguin lecture by Christian 2 …
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Keep lov'n our planet!

Minke Whale Escorts!

Antarctica Cruise: The Gerlache Strait, Errera Channel, Cuverville Island, and Neko Harbour in Andvord Bay.
Weather: Overcast. 37 degrees F

The day started with a few Minke whales escorting the MV Ortelius towards the Errera Channel, our destination was Cuverville Island, one of the most important Gentoo penguin colonies of the peninsula.

While …
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Rotten Ice

My First Lesson on the Impact of Global Warming

Antarctica Cruise: Lemaire Channel, Petermann Island and Vernadsky Station in the Argentine Islands.
Weather: Cloudy with some rain and light snow in the afternoon. 34 degrees F

In the morning for the lucky early risers some Orcas were sighted, and then at around 7:20 am today we entered the Lemaire Channel. Booth Island had a little cloud cap …
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Should I jump?

My Second Continental Landing

Antarctica Cruise: Paradise Bay, Neumayer Channel, Port Lockroy on Goudier Island.
Weather: Snow and overcast. 34 degrees F

I awoke with the ship positioned in Paradise Harbor, ready for our second continental landing and a zodiac cruise.

Tough whalers were the first to call this wide bay Paradise Harbor; it is also commonly but incorrectly …
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Seals hang'n

My Final Antarctica Landing

Antarctica Cruise: Whalers Bay at Deception Island and Half Moon Island.
Weather: Wind. 36 degrees F

Overnight we sailed north through the Gerlache Strait to reach our destination for this morning: Deception Island. Deception Island is an active volcano, which erupted last in 1970, destroying the remains of a whaling station and the British Base …
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Reflections from the Bottom of the World

''Encounters at the End of the World''

Antarctica Cruise: Drake Passage Again
Weather: Calm, overcast. 36 degrees F

. . . Another pleasant day aboard the M/V Ortelius. Due to the mild winds the large albatrosses remained shy, but a large number of tubenoses, including Light-mantled, Black-browed and Grey-headed albatrosses; Giant, Cape and Storm petrels followed the vessel all day. …
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