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Greetings from the Drake Passage
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Greetings from the middle of the Drake Passage, where the swells are the color of deep blue ice (and the ship is swaying strong)
We are off and we've met Julie Scardina!
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A splendid final day in town - a great lunch at an Argentine BBQ restaurant. And now - we are off.
We have fallen for Ushuaia
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We headed up into the mountains today, to tour Tierra del Fuego National Park. The park was created in 1960 and butts up against the border of Chile, at the southern tip of the Andes. A simply stunning place ...
We're in Ushuaia
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Tonight we arrived here in Ushuaia about 36 hours after leaving our house - Los Angeles > Atlanta > Buenos Aires > El Calafate > Ushuaia.
Adventure with Julie Winner Chris Epting
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October 11, 2010 - Claire and I are packed and ready to head south for what we know will be an unforgettable journey. We leave California today and it will take us a good day and a half - two days to reach our destination of Ushuaia (at the lower tip of South America - called "the southernmost city in the world")
Belcher Channel - Breaking Ice
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(August 14, 2010, 16:00) - BELCHER CHANNEL - Hamish Fothergill reporting - Waking at 7:00 for an early visit to Trappers Cove and a trudge acrossanother tundra. The presence of arctic poppies only added to the stunning appearance of the area.
A Toy Ringed Seal, a Gyr Falcon and Arctic Wolves!
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(August 10, 2010, 20:30) - Quttinirpaaq National Park Headquarters, Tanquary Fiord - Hamish Fothergill reporting - First activity of the day, a helicopter flight, was postponed by the weather. So in its place, a tundra walk was arranged.
Tanquary Fjord - and an Extra Hour of Sleep
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(August 10, 2010, 18:00) - Tanquary Fjord, Nunavut, Canada - Hamish Fothergill reporting - An extra hour was given for sleep today, a rarity onboard the KK.
A Wilderness of Extremes
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(August 9, 2010, 21:00) - McKinley Bay - Hamish Fothergill reporting - Today began with another early wake up call, though this time, thankfully, breakfast was served before the day's first venture.
A Teenage Perspective on Arctic Cruising
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Our guest blogger aboard the Tanquary Fjord expedition cruise is Hamish Fothergill. Hamish is 15 years old and lives in Bristol, UK.
