Antarctica!!
Off on a big adventure! Flying Qantas & LAN to the world's southernmost city - Ushuaia. Braving sea-sickness & frostbite, crossing the notorious Drake Pasage to the Antarctic Peninsula on Quark Expeditions most comfortable expedition ship - Sea Spirit.
Planned Dates
Jan 30, 2012 to Feb 14, 2012
Countries
4
Trip Map
Trip Entries
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Goodbye Sydney
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -
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Buenos Aires for a night
Monday, January 30, 2012
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Arriving Ushuaia
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Ushuaia, Patagonia, Argentina -
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Tierra del Fuego & setting sail
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina -
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Drake Shake
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Drake Passage, Antarctica -
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First landfall - Aitcho Island, South Shetlands
Friday, February 03, 2012
Aitcho Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica -
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Half Moon Island
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Half Moon Island, Antarctica -
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Whaler's Bay, Deception Island
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Whaler's Bay, Antarctica -
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Wilhelmina Bay - heavy snow & humpback whales!!
Sunday, February 05, 2012
Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica -
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Cuverville Island - more icebergs & penguins
Sunday, February 05, 2012
Cuverville Island, Antarctica -
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Lemaire Channel aka Kodak Kanal & Agfa Alley
Monday, February 06, 2012
Lemaire Channel, Antarctica -
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Petermann Island - seals & minkes
Monday, February 06, 2012
Petermann Island, Antarctica -
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Pleneau Bay - iceberg graveyard
Monday, February 06, 2012
Pleneau Bay, Antarctica -
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Neko Harbour - landing on our 7th continent!!!
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Neko Harbour, Antarctica -
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Paradise Harbour - aptly named
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Almirante Brown Station, Antarctica -
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Port Lockroy - retail therapy
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica -
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Dallmann Bay - more whale tails
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Dallmann Bay, Antarctica -
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Another Drake Shake
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Drake Passage, Antarctica -
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Cape Horn - land ahoy!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Cape Horn, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Chile -
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Ushuaia revisited
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Ushuaia, Patagonia, Argentina -
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Buenos Aires revisited
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Buenos Aires, Capital Federal District, Argentina -
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Home again
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
