Travel Log

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Travel Log

TL;DR Summary

DayLocationNotes
1Dec 26, 2022Departed USDeparted DCA, connection at JFK, first time in international business class
2Dec 27, 2022Buenos Aires, Argentina Arrived in Argentina; took a fantastic private city tour with Sailing BA Tours
3Dec 28, 2022Buenos Aires, Argentina Check in and COVID test with Hurtigruten; toured Recoleta Cemetery and the National Railroad Museum; amazing steak dinner
4Dec 29, 2022Ushuaia, ArgentinaChaotic airport, delayed flight, rainy city, delicious empanadas, first time on the ship
5Dec 30, 2022Drake Passage, Attempt 1Drake Shake; medical emergency forced us back to Ushuaia 
6Dec 31, 2022Drake Passage, Attempt 2Drake Lake; New Year’s Eve countdown miscue
7Jan 1, 2023Deception IslandSnow and 60 knot winds canceled landing activities; saw Whalers Bay from the ship
8Jan 2, 2023Foyn Harbor & Orne Harbour 100-year-old shipwreck, icebergs, hiked 400ft up a mountain on the Antarctic continent 
9Jan 3, 2023Petermann & Hovgaard IslandsPenguins, whales, icebergs, glaciers
10Jan 4, 2023Lemaire Channel & Damoy PointNarrow, beautiful channel in the snow; penguins and old research huts
11Jan 5, 2023Neko HarborWhales, glaciers, icebergs, penguins
12Jan 6, 2023Drake ReturnDrake Shake Part 2, boot return/cleaning, officer Q&A
13Jan 7, 2023Drake ReturnDrake Medium, bridge tour, packing
14Jan 8, 2023Ushuaia & Buenos Aires Charter flight, chaos at Ezeiza Airport
15Jan 9, 2023Arrive USSafely home with no lost luggage

It was awesome.