The 28th was our last full day in the Antarctic. We woke to rather inhospitable weather, with ice all around the ship. So there would be no off ship activities today. A couple of views from our balcony. This was the first real “bad” day, though we have heard stories of worse. In all the …
February 28 – March 2, 2024, leaving antarctica and arriving at Puerto WilliamsRead More »
We woke to an overcast day with low clouds that touched the tops of the mountains surrounding the bay we were in. After breakfast we boarded a zodiac for a cruise through ice fields around Cuerville Island. Here are several glaciers that calve and produce many icebergs. The cruise around Cuerville Island. …
February 27, 2024 Cuerville Island and Niko HarborRead More »
While we were prepared once again for an early boarding for a zodiac ride to shore, it was determined that due to ice flows, the ship would again be our observation platform. They opened the bow for viewing. The afternoon was exceptional as we took the zodiac to land and then climbed a “snow dome” …
February 26, 2024 Cruising and walking on the snowRead More »
Some have asked about the temperature. Actually, it is not that cold, around zero centigrade or 32 for those metrically challenged. The wind sometimes makes it feel colder, but we are dressed warm. The parkas Silversea provided are great. While we anticipated an early morning zodiac cruise, that was changed. Instead, since the passage was …
The weather has been fantastic. Calm seas and sunny days. However, the crew noted that winds would pick up on the west of the Antarctic Peninsula making any exploration there untenable. However, much to the joy of the expedition leader, winds and seas to the east would be just right for exploration. The only trepidation …
Whoopee! Because the crossing of the Drake Passage took only one day, we get an extra day of exploration. The plan was to land at Fort Point on Greenwich Island in the South Shetlands, however, because the wildlife was too close to the shore, the landing was moved to Hardy Cove on the other side …
We touched down in Casablanca, Morocco on Tuesday the 28th. Coming to North Africa makes this the sixth of the seven continents we have visited on our journey! Officially the Kingdom of Morocco, the country is a contrast of geography, environment, old and new and people. Despite a common perception of being a desert country, …
I am going to try to put Spain into one post. I realize it does not do justice to all that we encountered in this lovely country, but we are only one week from returning from our adventure and I want to catch up. Over our 8 days in Spain we visited Barcelona, Granada and …
May 19 – 27 Spain –Jamon, Wine, Food, Religion and HistoryRead More »
Prague is a charming city, because it escaped the ravages of war, much of its old city is well preserved and represents the changing architectural styles over the centuries, from Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. I know that many of our framily that are following this blog have been here, and some even consider this their …
Our journey continues in Vienna, but before we get there, we have a brief stop over in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The drive from Budapest was about 2 hours to reach Bratislava. With a population of less than ½ a million Bratislava is one of the smallest capital cities in Europe and it is …
May 13 – 15 Vienna – with a short stop in BratislavaRead More »
