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Days 12 – 15 – sea travels and Falkland Islands
Leaving Antarctica, the boat headed north to the British Falkland Islands. Argentina and Britain have fought over these small islands since 1833. In 1982, Argentina invaded, and the Falkland war began. The war lasted 78 days with Britain regaining control over the island. It it land rich with sheep, wind power, fishing, and oil exploration.
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Day 11 – Antarctica part II
It takes all night and most of the morning to reach our next Antarctica spot, Elephant Island. The scientists onboard warn that the weather will probably be more typical, colder, windier, and less sunshine, but more wildlife. As we got to Cape Lookout, they were absolutely correct about the weather. However, it was still nice
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Day 9 & 10 – Drakes Passage and Antarctica
To get to Antarctica ships travel from Ushuaia through Drake’s Passage. This can be very hard on people as the passage is known for rough weather, and huge sea swells up to 12m or 40ft tall. If you have any travel sensitivity, anti-nausea pills, wristbands, or sea sickness patches could be helpful. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Passage Outside decks
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Day 8 – Tierra Del Fuego & Beagle Chanel
The day started super windy with occasional rainy and sleeting spots all day long. Layers were key in keeping comfortable in the ever changing weather. My tour started off with a bus ride to the Tierra del Fuego National Park. About 10 minutes from Ushuaia is the entrance. Tickets cost 12000 pesos for entering. As
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Day 5 – Puerto Madryn
Today, I had a 7:20 meeting time for my tour, so that means I was up and looking for breakfast at 5 am. As the boat pulled into port, I noticed some white blobs just below the surface of the water and couldn’t tell if it was garbage or how the light was hitting the
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Day 6 & 7 – at sea
One day at sea was planned, and the next was an unfortunate consequence of bad weather. Both days involved breakfast at the Irish pub. It is way less crowded, and without the buffet right there, I eat less. Besides, sitting there, I can have a full pot of tea rather than one measly cup at
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Day 4 – at sea
Our day 4 had no land options. We just sailed from Uruguay to further South in Argentina. It was nice to have a recovery day from all the alcohol excitement from the Uruguayan beef and craft tour and then meeting new friends at the Gatsby Bar back on the ship. I had breakfast at the
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Day 3 – Montevideo, Uruguay
This morning began with a quick stop to guest services to double-check that I didn’t need my passport. They assured me that any piece of valid id would do. I don’t know if this is a cruise ship perk, so I’d still recommend that people bring their passport with them if traveling to Uruguay by
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Day 2- boarding the Norwegian Star
There is a downpour going on right now, so I figure it’s the perfect time to write about the boarding process. About a month ago, there was a storm that damaged the port docking area that the cruise ships usually use, so the passengers had to go to a different area to preboard and then
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DAY 1 Buenos Aries Arrival
So after 18 hours of travel time by plane, I arrived in Argentina at 8:13am local time. I was so tired but glad to get off the plane and get started on holidaying. We landed almost a full hour early due to awesome tail winds. It also meant it was a little bumpy on that
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