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ANTARCTICA: Last day at the continent

ANTARCTICA: Last day at the continent

Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Antarctica We got up today for another good breakfast, and probably had our last peaceful night’s sleep before hitting the Drake Passage again. Breakfast has definitely become my favorite meal of the day on the ship. There are always eggs of some sort, fresh fruit, and usually a pancake or french toast thrown in for good measure. That fueled me up for the day that started out with an excursion to Half Moon Island to see a…

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ANTARCTICA: Rolling icebergs and more penguins

ANTARCTICA: Rolling icebergs and more penguins

Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Antarctica We got up today for an early breakfast, at 7:30am, and then went back to bed for a nap. This morning they were running zodiac tours in the bay, but they split it so at 9am they were doing tours for the starboard side, and our port side wasn’t going until 11am. It was nice to have a relaxed morning with a little more time to rest after a pretty big night of drinking and karaoke….

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ANTARCTICA: After camping and zodiac tour

ANTARCTICA: After camping and zodiac tour

Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Antarctica Last night was literally the worst night of my life. At times I thought I was going to die, and other times, I thought I was going to kill someone else. It turned out that the snow only continued to get harder through the night, and we even broke the record for the most snow that has ever fallen on a camping night for this company. Lucky us. The snow wouldn’t have been an issue if…

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