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