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The Cultural Santiago
We relaxed and toured around Santiago a little more today…visiting the artistic areas in town where famous poets, actors, artists, etc. have and continue to live: We also visited the Presidential Palace: …along with a nice climb up into … Continue reading
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Rio National Park
Took a walk through the National Park outside of Rio. A spectacular view of the city like no other… We were able to observe the famous ants that live in the trees that turn from green leaves to white flowers … Continue reading
Rain and Lightening in Petropolis
We made a visit to Petropolis Brazil today. It was a gorgeous drive through the lush mountain landscape to visit the historical colonial sites in the Rio province. We toured the Imperial palace and local scenery and were caught by … Continue reading
Corcovado in the Fog
Twice in 10 years, when I visited the famous Redeemer statue, it was shrouded in fog. Every few minutes the fog broke and the statue reappeared. At least it was a little cooler up here this morning. What a coincidence…maybe … Continue reading
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!
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!
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
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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