Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Antarctica 2023

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Way back in early 2019, GUE announced that they were organizing a trip to Antarctica, in February 2021.  Clinton, John, Rob, and I had been ...
Sunday, January 15, 2023

A Day(-ish) in Buenos Aires

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Recoleta Cemetary  Since we had to fly through Buenos Aires anyway, we decided to spend a day there on the way back instead of more time in ...
Friday, January 13, 2023

Back across the Drake

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The trip back across the Drake was definitely sportier than on the way south, though nothing too bad.  But the outside decks were closed for...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Antarctica 2023: Day 5: Deception Island

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In the morning we went to Deception Island (in the Shetland Islands), which involved passing “Neptune’s Bellows” on the way in and out. We...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Antarctica 2023: Day 4: Foyn Harbour

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Tuesday was the first day that we had blue skies, but we were warned that with the blue skies we would get wind. In the morning, we went t...
Monday, January 9, 2023

Antarctica 2023: Day 3: Lemaire Channel, Port Charcot, Yalour Islands

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We were once again encouraged to get up early, this time to view the scenic motor through the Lemaire Channel, which is a narrow channel w...
Sunday, January 8, 2023

Antarctica 2023: Day 2: Gerlache Strait, Cuverville Island, Danco Island

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In the morning, we went to Cuverville Island, where we did a dive on a wall.  When we first dropped down, it didn’t seem too wall-ish and mo...