A Glorious Day at Grytviken, South Georgia
Woke this morning to a gloriously sunny, spectacular day at Grytviken, South Georgia. The image I’ve included with this post is from my iPhone 5 in the panoramic mode. Hard to believe the quality images possible with an iPhone. Whenever I’m asked what South Georgia is like, I’ve always told… Read More »
Merry Christmas From Cuverville Island, Antarctica
Merry Christmas everybody. I hope you all have had as wonderful of a day as Tanya and I did today. We spent the day on Cuverville Island on the Antarctica Peninsula as part of our Seabourn Quest Antarctic Expedition. The day ended with the Expedition team making our way back… Read More »
Kelp Gull Nesting on Lichen Colored Rock
We spent the entire day on Half Moon Island today – full of chinstrap penguins, one macaroni penguin, a few gentoos and a couple of adelies for good measure. Most of the chinstraps were on their nests, hunkered down, keeping eggs warm. The island was almost completely covered with snow… Read More »
Chinstrap Penguins on Drake Passage Crossing to Antarctica
Late this afternoon, half way across the Drake Passage, which has been a breeze both times now, we came upon a beautiful blue iceberg much further north of Antarctica than most are typically found. A bonus was a small group of Chinstrap Penguins that were taking refuge from what most likely… Read More »
Daily Photo of Cascada La Virgen
Today we made a drive to mountain city of Coyhaique, Chile. It was an interesting drive with some amazing scenes but unfortunately on a large bus we had few stops. I did make a dash for this photo after stopping for an afternoon snack at a local restaurant. Photo was… Read More »
Chaiten Volcano Erupts in Chile
An unidentified Chilean volcano erupts along the coast as we pass by on the Seabourn Quest on our way to Puerto Chacabuco, Chile. Our resident geologist Jason Hicks was thrilled beyond belief to see geology in acton. Shot with #Nikon #D600 & @NikonUSA 80-400mm zoom lens.
Seabourn Quest Visits Port City of Puerto Montt, Chile
A visit to to the port city of Puerto Montt’s shopping district and Angelmo fish market.
Seabourn Quest Cruise to Antarctica Trip #1
Our first group of travelers on the Seabourn Quest Cruise to Antarctica have left the ship and are dispersing to the wind on their way to other destinations, mostly home. Wolfgang and I had a great time meeting new folks and teaching the ins and outs of digital photography. For… Read More »
Jill Goes to Cape Churchill
November 17, 2013 I’m about ready to head out on my first journey to Cape Churchill along the shores of Hudson Bay. I’ll be volunteering for Polar Bears International during my time there. Each year, Frontiers North Adventures generously provides Tundra Buggy One to Polar Bears International in order to… Read More »
Around Cape Horn, on to Ushuaia & Punta Arenas
This morning at about 7:00am we pulled into the port at Punta Arenas, Chile. We left Ushuaia, Argentina yesterday early in the morning after spending a day in the little community at the tip of South America. Sailing ships have obviously added a tremendous boost to the local economy and… Read More »