Author Archives: David Cross

Welcome to Rio

Posted on December 20, 2012 by David Cross

Located on the Copacabana beach. Sand and sun awaits… Posted from WordPress for Windows Phone 8!

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Le Boreal Cruise Ship Review

Posted on December 20, 2012 by David Cross

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 →

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No more snow

Posted on December 19, 2012 by David Cross

Pulling back into Ushuaia, Argentina. No more snow or French food for a while. Time for sunny days and the beach for phase II !

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Visiting the Argentina Southern National Forest

Posted on December 19, 2012 by David Cross

In Tierra del Fuego before we head north and back to Santiago. Very quiet and scenic. Posted from WordPress for Windows Phone 8!

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Port of Ushuaia

Posted on December 18, 2012 by David Cross

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 →

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Last Antarctic Landing

Posted on December 18, 2012 by David Cross

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 →

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Running in Antarctica

Posted on December 17, 2012 by David Cross

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 →

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Antarctica Research Station

Posted on December 17, 2012 by David Cross

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 →

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Boating and Hiking around the Antarctic Peninsula

Posted on December 17, 2012 by David Cross

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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Angry Seals in Antarctica

Posted on December 15, 2012 by David Cross

We made a stop at a place called Half Moon Island – part of the South Shetland Islands. This was our first destination today. The Chinstrap penguin can be found here. It is a slight difference from the Gentoo and … Continue reading →

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