March 12, 2025 Hiroshima, Japan, Chernobyl, Russia, Selma, Alabama, Twin Towers, New York City. There are some places that will always be aligned with an event that defined them So is the case of Montevideo, Uraguay. Members of the amateur Old Christians Club rugby team from Montevideo, Uruguay, were scheduled to play a match in Santiago, Chile, against… Read more

March 9, 2025 There is not much to see in Puerto Madryn. Although we left the ship early with the sun still rising, we were only met with two statues on the small beach boardwalk (did not know what they represented) and a vendor who had us take a photo with a wooden whale (did… Read more

March 8, 2025 Volunteer Point is home to 1,200 adult king penguins plus at times several hundred chicks. It is the largest colony of king penguins in the world. Seeing king penguins at all, let alone up close, is an almost unheard-of event. It is an enormous privilege for even the most experienced traveler, and it… Read more

March 7, 2025 Before I leave the blog on the Antarctic I want to share one story with you. Throughout all the beautiful scenery that we saw sailing through the Antarctic there was one strange sighting. On the tip of one of the coves we sailed by was what looked like a bust of a… Read more

March 6, 2025 Day two in Antarctica is the type of day you cruise for, live for. The amazing part of it was the clouds that lifted showing the mountain peaks and providing a textured sky for a beautiful cruise day. There was no wind, so the mountains and clouds reflected in the sea. The… Read more

March 6, 2025 What can I say? This was the one continent that Chongae and I had not visited and now we are asking ourselves why we waited so long. The Antarctic is stunning and there is a reason for that. Part of the beauty of Antarctica lies in its untouched pristineness. I’m well aware… Read more

On the way to the Antarctic. March 4, 2025 On my way to Trinidad in January 2024, I realized how much I like sea days. Sea days are exactly that. The days that the ship is at sea between destinations. Many passengers can’t wait for the arrival at the next port. Not me. It is… Read more

February 27, 2025 Ushuaia, Argentina is known as Fin Del Mundo (The End of the World) because of its southern most position in Argentina the last stop before reaching the Antarctic. I enjoyed seeing the monuments along the waterfront to Magellan and other polar explorers who went beyond the “end of the world”. This continent… Read more

February 26, 2025 When I visit a new port there are a few things that I try to do if time allows. I like to visit the local church, browse through the neighborhood supermarket and if close by walk through the town’s cemetery. Cemetaries are also free until you die and then they can get… Read more

February 23, 2025 Puerto Chacabuco, Chile is the gateway to Patagonia. There are three Patagonia. You may be more familiar with one than the other two. If you are more familiar with the Patagonia store or Patagonia beer, I understand. The real Patagonia is hard to get to. The Carretera Austral (Southern Way in English) is… Read more