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
