Antarctic Grandeur

A few of my fellow contributors have expressed interest in my recent Antarctica adventure. I traveled (solo because my husband didn't want to go) with Vantage Travel. Flew to Buenos Aires where I stayed 2 nights. Then flew on to Ushuaia, The City at the End of the World (southernmost point of South America and closest to the Antarctic Peninsula), where we boarded the expedition vessel Ocean Explorer for the 2-day crossing of Drake Passage. I had a solo cabin on deck 7 with a huge veranda where I spent a lot of time photographing the magnificent passing scenery. And I was only one deck down from the forward Observation Deck 8 where I often stayed up until 10 - 11 pm photographing whales, seals, icebergs, glaciers, etc. (it never really gets dark in Antarctica in their summertime, and the further south you go, the lighter it is at night). This wreaks havoc with one's sleep schedule, but I didn't want to miss a thing ! We had 7 days of landings on the peninsula and South Shetland Islands. One excursion on the zodiac boats in the morning, and one in the afternoon; however 2 were cancelled because the rough seas, ice and wind made landings unsafe. Instead we had very interesting lectures by the Expedition staff. We had 17 Expedition staff dedicated to 112 passengers.

I'm still editing the 5,000+ images I took, but have started to make slideshows of our daily excursions. If you're interested, here are the first 2 on my YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRTGfzLFrmjrQG5ZXqroUcsVos3x1w89b

I'm glad to answer any questions about the experience if Antarctica travel is something you're interested in.