Days 15 and 16- two more days at sea with gloomy skies. At least that is what we expected. The expedition team was to launch a weather balloon on Day 15, but it was too windy so they had to postpone until today – Day 16. The crew of Octantis knows how to turn any

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Day 14 – Another sunny day and more seals We spent most of the day in Larsen Cove, which is at the front of Drygalski Fjord. We took an hour zodiac cruise in the cove. We saw all kinds of lichen and some wildlife. The rugged mountains were stunning to view in sunlight. In this

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Day 13 – Cold, wet, and rainy We started the day with a Special Operations Boat ride. That translates to a 16-passenger boat that is easier to get in and out of than the zodiac. The boat ride took us around the bay. There were lots of fur seals playing in the water and we

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Day 12 – kayaking and zodiac landing at Grytviken We had sunny skies, which made for a very fun day. We started the morning with kayaking in the bay in front of Grytviken. Before beginning the experience, we donned dry suits and life jackets for the experience. We took a zodiac from the ship to

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Day 10 – another sea day Today there were no mandatory briefings. Instead there were a few expedition talks and a cookie decorating session. And, what started out looking like it might be a boring day at sea, became a much more exciting day. We had our first iceberg sighting while eating breakfast, And we

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Today is another sea day as we cruise to the South Georgia Islands. The people on South Georgia are very serious about protecting the pristine environment so we had another biosecurity video and clothing inspection. The real fear is Avian Flu that might be carried along and there is also concern that no non native

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Day 9 – a couple of excursions from Port Stanley Thankfully there is a little bay in front of Port Stanley so despite the strong winds today, we were able to use the tenders to get to shore to enjoy our excursions. It was a very windy day, which is how the weather in this

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Day 8 – West Point, West Falkland Island – or at least that is what was scheduled We were unable to tour on West Falkland Island as had been scheduled because of the wind. The captain even took the ship to the other side of the island to see if there was enough protection there

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Day 6 = Altantic ocean between Ushuaia and the Falkland Islands We had a few mandatory safety meetings today. One was to explain how to get in and out of the zodiacs (I guess the kayak demo is later when we are closer to where we will kayak. Anyway, here is a picture of all

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Day 5 – travel from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia We had a very early start today to catch a 5:40 am flight to Ushuaia…the town that credits themselves as being the city closest to the south pole. There are about 90,000 permanent residents and many that come to work the tourist season between October and

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