Ushuaia to Antactica to Buenos Aires 22 02 12

Ushuaia and enjoying a Zengotita  Cigar , what more could a man want after a long trip 

They say it is windy down here , well i have had no wind at all lucky me . I spoke to 2 Brazilian guys who had got blown off there bikes heaps of times . Also a couple of young Aussie kids , the wind brought them to a stop ,  it was blowing that hard it was picking up stones and throwing them at them . I so so so  lucky 

While waiting for the boat to Antarctica I went for a ride out to this Large Farm on the coast , very pretty 

Got  to have a Tiger shot 

Below Ushuaia 

Some days when I got up it would be raining ,  then before lunch it would be snowing and after lunch it would be hot and sunny 

Below Mountains above Ushuaia

Then it was time to leave for the Antarctic 

We left about 6 oclock in the evening and it was very pretty going out into the Beagle Channel 

We had a big Dinner , it was very calm and everyone was light hearted . I thought , I wonder how many will be throwing all this food up when we get out into the Drake Passage . 

Well about half I reckon , within about 1 hr of dinner were throwing it up every where . It got very rough with huge seas all night and well into the next day , at breakfast the next day there was a lot of empty seats and for the next 2 days . 

Below is my Cabin Mate Patrick from Switzerland , great kid , we had a lot of fun over the next 10 days  

Below the first Iceberge 

Our first landing was on a Penguin Colony , thousands of them . All very friendly and would walk right up to you without any fear  

There were also lots of seals 

All the young were still molting and had not ventured out into the sea as yet 

We had 8 landings all together 

The weather for the first 2 days down there was very cold with a lot of snow at times , but we braved the conditions 

Snow on the boat 

The Penguins were a real treat to watch as they scurried up and down the snow . Coming and going from there nests to feed there chicks 

The smell took  a lot to get used to , even worse than my socks 

What we look at each morning when we got up 

Little fat Chick 

Cigar shot 

On the boat there was about 120 people 

Then the weather cleared and was it beautiful 

Above sun set 

Just on our way through the Islands 

The sea was like a Mirror it was so calm 

Me and Che Guevara enjoying the view and having a Zengotita Cigar

There was just so much to see and all so beautiful 

as you see below 

We saw heaps of wild life , Whales of all sorts , Killer Whales , Seals , Penguins , heaps and heaps of Birds of all kinds 

Antarctica was a wonderful experience and one that I will never forget 

Then it was time for home 

From the left Barbara (Germany), Ute (Germany),Markos (Germany) Patrick (Switzerland) Yue (China) And Me (Kiwi)

This was our little group for meals most day . The meals were fantastic , all you could eat and plenty of it