by The Inside Cabin | Feb 3, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, Antarctica
Day 31, Drake Passage – Drake Lake redux! The feared Drake Shake is turning into another Drake Lake as the seas are relatively calm and we continue north towards Ushuaia. Tomorrow night around 6 PM we will arrive in Ushuaia, which is ahead of the original cruise...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 2, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, Antarctica
Day 30 Antarctica Day 4 SUPER FOG Thick fog greeted us this morning as we crawled toward Hope Bay for our final day of Antarctic Cruising. Commentary was supposed to commence at 7 AM, but an announcement was made that due to the poor visibility, commentary was...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 1, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, Antarctica
Day 29 Antarctica, Day 3 We continued south this morning toward the Lemaire Channel below overcast skies and a brisk breeze. When exposed to the wind, you must be completely covered or you will feel frozen in seconds. On the lee side of the ship, it is still cold,...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 31, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, Antarctica
Day 28 ANTARCTICA, DAY 2 It’s getting light very early, and when I woke at 5 AM I already thought I may have overslept. The commentary was not scheduled to start until 7 AM when we approached the Neumayer channel. We would spend most of the morning scenic cruising...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 30, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, Antarctica
Day 27, Admiralty Bay and Deception Island Antarctica Day 1 Our transit across Drake Passage was relatively smooth as we passed south of 60 degrees latitude which defines the boundary of the Antarctica zone. ADMIRALTY BAY We cruised thru Bransfield Strait before...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 29, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, Antarctica
Day 26 COFFEE CHAT Ruben Vilagrand, the mime magician, who performed a few nights ago, was the guest this morning at Coffee Chat. A native of Spain, he developed his silent show while performing in Europe. With so many different languages spoken, he wanted to have a...
