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Antartica, Travel

Farewell to Antarctica – for now

The grandeur of Antarctica has captured both of us. We can stand on the deck or at the window and just watch… Watch the snow blow, or the birds flying by, or the water. Watch the incredible penguins swim through and under the water. Watch the elephant seal ever so slowly turn her head and…

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An Antarctic Expedition

We awoke this morning at 7:00 am with an announcement, “Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This is the Captain from the bridge. I apologize for waking you so early but I have information I need to share. The weather has changed and we now have swells and winds of 30 knots, with gusts to 50…

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Continuing South

We awoke at 6:20 this morning with the ship rolling from one side to another; the captain had said we would begin rolling around 6:30 and he was right! We awoke to 5’ seas as we left the fjords for the open sea. The seas increased from 6 to 8 feet by noon. We sure…

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Preparing for Antarctica

We invite you to journey along with us through this blog as we travel to Antarctica via Patagonia, Chile, and Argentina. We are not the fearless warriors who are going to brave the elements of the Great White Continent. No, we are going to travel in style on a Seabourn Quest cruise. We are 4…

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Antarctica 2019

Mark and I are excitedly preparing for our upcoming journey to Antarctica and Patagonia. We are preparing the blog to share the journey with our friends and family.

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