Antarctica Travel Blogs

WOOHOO FIRST LANDING OF THE EXPEDITION!!! I was so excited to get out of the boat. Our first landing at 4pm, it takes time to put on layers of clothes. After lunch, I grabbed my binoculars and my jacket to go outside to take photos entering Deception Island. There are only small amounts of sno…

Sunrise 03:42, sunset 22:11.Our first glimps of land today, it was Elephant Island in the distance. We also saw our first icebergs. The icebergs in the southern ocean can be really impressive, and lots of them are flat on top, because that's how they fell off the Antarctic continent. Elephant Islan…

It’s Day 8 of my Antarctic cruise and the Clipper Adventurer is on the way back to Ushuaia via the Drake Passage. We left from the South Shetland Islands last night and immediately encountered rough seas as the ship passed through two weather systems. We had great landings in the Antarctic Penin…

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After 2 days in bed due to the roughest waters in the world: The Drake Passage, I considered my price for the majestic Antarctica payed.It was time to really enjoy my expedition and what a wonderful day it was! Two landings on 2 different islands in the South Shetland: Chinstrap Penguins, Gentoo Pe…

Despues de una larga singladura tocando puertos como: Salvador de Bahía (Brasil), Río de Janeiro (Brasil), Mar del Plata (Argentina), Ushuaia (Argentina) o Punta Arenas (Chile) llegamos al fin a nuestro destino: las salvajes y virgenes Islas Shetland. La sensación que te invade al pasar el tiemp…

I made it to Antarctica! I spent nearly 3 weeks at McMurdo Scientific Research Station! AND! I finally made it to the South Pole! Quite an exciting time for this geography geek..McMurdo Station, Antarctica77.85°S 166.67°EBrief HistoryAntarctica was not sighted until 1820. It is believed that no o…

Some time ago i was reading a few travel brochures and in one of those there was a trip to Antartica. it was already an idea to go to antartica in the future, but here was an opportunity  that i could not pass. after a few months i was finaly on board the ms explorer. After 40…

Date: 08-02-07 From: Ushuaia To: Aitcho 20:00 Position         60˚31’0.S         061˚02’3.W Weather: Wind:                SW 6-4 temperature: &…

From 10 December 2007 to 22 January 2008 in Argentina, Uruguay, Antarctica & Chile. 6-week trip in South-America (Patagonia & Lake District) and Antarctica.

when the fresh air hits your face and you get your first glimpse of an ice burg the beauty takes your breath away! if 10 days on a ship isnt enough, the moment you step on land and get within inches of 100s of penguins is unbelievable! if adventure is your cup of tea there always swimming in the an…

As some of you know, I have recently returned from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. I was there for three days conducting the annual fire inspection with the assistance of the four full time firefighters stationed there for the summer. Going to 90 south I didn't really know what to expect bes…

On the very last day of Antarctica we came to this spot that actually had a little bit of a beach. Most of the spots have been carved up so much by glacier movements that the land just falls right into the water with jagged edged cliff walls. This spot had a pebble beach with a very slow grade into…

Ushuaia to Ushuaia cruise feb / may 2006 ms Hanseatic Hapag Lloyd Expedition - Antarctic The never-ending ice crunches under the hull of the HANSEATIC. You glide along on table icebergs, which break away from the shelf ice and then drift thousands of kilometres in the sea. We only accompany them for a short distance on the way to the next island, where penguins plunge into the sea, seals tend their harem and albatrosses perfect their flying skills.

Getting to and fro the ultimate disconnection from civilization requires crossing the infamous Drake Passage – the tourist filter. The two to three day journey from Tierra del Fuego to Antarctica leaves Ushuaia, Argentina via the Beagle Channel and spans the turbulent intersection of the Atlantic…