Expedition to the Antarctica circle
- by Steven King
- 2017-03-22
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Day 1: Ushuaia of Argentina, the southernmost city in the world.
We'll sail across the 600-mile Drake Passage, the world's roughest sea lane.
Day 3: Arrived in Antarctica after 48 hours sailing in storm. This is Half Moon Island.
Day 5: D'Hainaut Island, we had to sanitize our boots before leaving the cruise ship.
Day 5: Cruising around Spert Island.
Day 6: Neko Harbour, named after a Scottish whaling boat, not a real harbour.
Day 6: Crusing around Neko Harbor.
Day 7 :Lemaire Channel, one of the top tourist destinations in Antarctica.
Day 8: Petermann Island, it supports about 3000 pairs of gentoo penguins.
Day 9: More floating ice, we were at 65°5′, only 110 miles from Antarctic Circle at 66°33′