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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Learning on Sabbatical
Not goal #1, but a personal goal overall :-) A number of enrichment lectures were held throughout the Antarctic cruise from the expeditionary staff and also some of the guests. We were fortunate to get to know and become friends … Continue reading
Welcome to Rio
Located on the Copacabana beach. Sand and sun awaits… Posted from WordPress for Windows Phone 8!
Le Boreal Cruise Ship Review
A short review of Le Boreal which we cruised with A&K to the Antarctic region starting with this blog post. We also took a cruise to the Arctic region as well in this blog post. The overall ship ran well … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise, International, Travel
Tagged Antarctica, blog, Cruise, International, Le Boreal, review, Travel
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No more snow
Pulling back into Ushuaia, Argentina. No more snow or French food for a while. Time for sunny days and the beach for phase II !
Visiting the Argentina Southern National Forest
In Tierra del Fuego before we head north and back to Santiago. Very quiet and scenic. Posted from WordPress for Windows Phone 8!
Port of Ushuaia
The cruise to Antarctica was amazing. But like all cruises, you must return to land. The most amazing stop was at Palmer Station and of course, running a 5K in Antarctica was a once in a life experience (if you … Continue reading
Posted in Anarctica, Cruise, International, Travel
Tagged Antarctica, blog, Cruise, International, Travel, Ushuaia
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Last Antarctic Landing
This was our last day of onshore adventures before headed back across the Drake Passage. Today we traversed through the LeMaire Channel – 7 miles long and 1 one mile wide. It was a little dicey as there was a … Continue reading
Running in Antarctica
Yes, it can be done. We have had some amazing weather on this trip. Could not have been better. Last week a nice morning run in South America, this week, a trail and beach run on Deception Island just off … Continue reading
Posted in Anarctica, Cruise, International, Running, Travel
Tagged Antarctica, blog, Running, Travel
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Antarctica Research Station
It all started with a long trip down to Santiago, Chile in this posting, and then we flew down and boarded a ship in Ushuaia which was a great experience that I captured in my daily trip report. We have … Continue reading
Posted in Anarctica, Cruise, International, Travel
Tagged Abercrombie and Kent, Antarctica, Bill Gates, blog, Cruise, National Science Foundation, Research, research station, Science, tour, Video, visit
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Boating and Hiking around the Antarctic Peninsula
Today was yet another day of sunny and calm weather around the Antarctic peninsula. We visited both Enterprise Island and Charlotte’s Harbor. In the morning we took a Zodiac tour around Enterprise Island. It is amazing what it is like … Continue reading
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