starwarsdad
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2014
Just wrapped up Christmas dinner. Today after Niko Harbour we sailed to Paradise Bay. There we saw a colony of Gentoo penguins, my family’s favorite now, nesting along an abandoned Argentinian research base. Then we hiked up a mountain side and sledded down the mountain side. We actually went sledding in Antarctica! Afterwards, the crew took us on a surprise zodiac cruise where hiding behind an iceberg was Santa.
We had a lovely Christmas dinner which was pleasantly interrupted by a massive 11 member orca pod which we stalked for 15 minutes or so. The whale expert on the ship was so mesmerized she started crying. The moment was also very moving for my 10 y/o dd. Hannah got a great iPhone shot of a baby calf surfacing with her mother we assume. She left inspired.
Going to bed early because tomorrow’s scenery is a can’t miss according to our captain. 6 am passage through Lemaire Channel, exploring Port Charcot, then sailing to a Ukrainian research station, Station Vernadski.
Later on I am happy to address questions like what I wish I would have packed, the electric situation, food, sea sickness and any others people may wonder about. Feel free to ask.
We had a lovely Christmas dinner which was pleasantly interrupted by a massive 11 member orca pod which we stalked for 15 minutes or so. The whale expert on the ship was so mesmerized she started crying. The moment was also very moving for my 10 y/o dd. Hannah got a great iPhone shot of a baby calf surfacing with her mother we assume. She left inspired.
Going to bed early because tomorrow’s scenery is a can’t miss according to our captain. 6 am passage through Lemaire Channel, exploring Port Charcot, then sailing to a Ukrainian research station, Station Vernadski.
Later on I am happy to address questions like what I wish I would have packed, the electric situation, food, sea sickness and any others people may wonder about. Feel free to ask.