Location: Brown Bluff Mission accomplished. I've walked on all seven continents. Can I get warm now? As I (poorly) explained yesterday, our visit to Point Wild was unplanned, a bonus for the quick transit across the Drake Passage. Today is our first scheduled tour. Each day is broken into morning and afternoon sessions - one … Continue reading Day 1 – Morning

Location: Elephant Island We had our first iceberg siting this morning, but it was flat and boring. So here's a later iceberg. Not First Iceberg We made good time crossing the Drake Passage. After lunch we arrived at Point Wild on Elephant Island. We did not have time to zodiac out there, but the ship … Continue reading Icebergs

Silver Wind A four-hour flight from Santiago and we arrived at Puerto Williams (after refueling at Punta Arenas). Puerto Williams has a population of less than 3000, many of whom are associated with the Chilean naval base that was built to ensure Chilean land and fishing rights vs Argentina. In fact, the Silver Wind was … Continue reading Underway

I've arrived in the Santiago hotel, and can't really complain about the flights. The Miami-Santiago flight was an hour early, which was not an issue with Silversea's airport greet and transfer team. However, the hotel didn't have the rooms ready yet, so we needed to sit in the foyer for an hour or so before … Continue reading Upgrade

I start my Antarctica cruise next week by flying to Santiago, Chile. I did not get to visit Santiago during my South America Grand Voyage, so I am looking forward to it. What I am not looking forward to is the 12 1/2 hours of flight time - Phoenix to Miami to Santiago. I leave at 2:30pm and … Continue reading Boots