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Antarctica literally took my breath away
I'll never forget the moment this continent appeared in the distance. We had been sailing two days thru Drakes passage with little to...

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Flying First Class
This was the first time that Bob and I flew first class. We did this all on points. The flight was over 12 hours direct, so the lay flat...

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Penguins of Punta Arenas
We did a HAL tour to the island of Los Pinguinos to spend the day with Magellanic Penguins. This was our first encounter with...

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King Penguins of Volunteer Point
King Penguins are the star of the show at Volunteer Point. The babies were starting to hatch- if you look hard enough you can see one...

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Magellanic Penguins Vounteer Point
The Magellanic penguins of volunteer point in the Falkland Islands. There were three kinds of penguins at volunteer point. Unfortunately...

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My favorite penguin video.
Super cute! Penguins deciding not to swim after all. These guys would jump in the surf, swim out just a bit, and then run out of the...

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Antarctica Tours
This is a list of the tours we completed along with the contact information. We had great luck with all the walking tours so would highly...

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Puerta Madryn Penguins
We booked all three penguin tours because often ports are cancelled. I thought I would be 'penguined out' by the end but that wasn't...

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South America & Antarctica Blog~January 2025
This post was originally a live blog posted on cruise critic. It's best to read it there in full as all photos are included, as well as...

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