Kelly and I have recently returned from what can only be described as the trip of a lifetime. Travelling with PONANT, a French cruising company, we had the opportunity to visit one of the remotest areas on earth, Antarctica and several other islands in that region. We sailed from Ushuaia commonly refered to as "The End of the World" to the Falkland Islands or Maldivas, then to South Georgia, Half Moon Island, Deception Bay, Brown Bluff (Antarctica) the Weddel Sea, the coldest sea on the planet and home to the massive Tabular Icebergs then back to Ushuaia. From there we went back to Buenos Aires and a week in that fantastic city.
Here is a little of what we experienced.
Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula - Kelly
Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula - Kelly
Saint Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Kelly
Larsen Harbour, Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia - Tony
Larsen Harbour, Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia - Tony
Glacier, Larsen Harbour, Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia - Kelly
Deception Island, South Georgia - Tony
Shackleton Walk, Fortuna Bay, South Georgia
Deception Bay, South Georgia - Tony
Whistler Cove, South Georgia - Kelly
Saint Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Kelly
Grave Cove, Falkland Islands (Maldives) - Kelly
Start of Shackleton Walk, South Georgia
Shackleton Walk, South Georgia - Kelly
Grytviken, South Georgia - Kelly
Weddel Sea, Antarctic Peninsula - Kelly
Larsen Harbour, Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia
Whisler Cove, South Georgia - Kelly
Weddel Sea, South Georgia - Kelly
Hollywood Palermo, Buenos Aires - Kelly
Deception Bay, South Georgia - Kelly
Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula - Kelly
Whistler Cove, South Georgia - Kelly
Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula - Kelly
Larsen Harbour, Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia
Saint Andrews, South Georgia - Kelly
Saint Andrews, South Georgia
Deception Bay, South Georgia - Kelly
Weddel Sea, Antarctic Peninsula - Tony
Larsen Harbour, Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia - Tony
Larsen Harbour, Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia - Tony
New Island, Falkland Islands [Malvinas] - Kelly
Larsen Harbour, Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia - Tony
View from the Moreno Hotel, San Telmo - Tony
San Telmo Wall - Tony
It's all downhill from here - Kelly
Sunrise at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Tony
Looking toward St. Andrew Bay, South Georgia - Tony
Giant flat top icebergs, Weddell Sea - Tony