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After breakfast, it was time to say goodbye to the Fridtnof Nansen. Our luggage was taken to the airport. We only had hand luggage and were distributed to the buses. First up were those who were flying straight home. As I made a stopover in Buenos Aires, I still had enough time to photograph the … Read more
The two days are combined, as they were 2 days at sea without cruising or landings. We travelled back to Ushuaia through the Dark Passage. Everyone who had felt sick on the outward journey through the Dark Passage now took precautions. Admittedly, I also took a tablet to be on the safe side, but only … Read more
I almost slept through breakfast today. After breakfast, I took a selfie with the lovely chambermaids who made my cabin so nice every day. As always, we had a beautiful view at breakfast (photo below left). Just before Deception Island, we had to take a souvenir photo of the three of us (photo above from … Read more
After the shower, it was already time for breakfast. We went to breakfast with little sleep. I had to tell them exactly what it was like at the campsite and they had lots of questions. The information session for today was scheduled for after breakfast. Only one landing in Orne Harbour was planned for today. … Read more
The landscape in Antarctica is simply beautiful. It’s quiet here and you don’t feel the hustle and bustle. We also saw a few penguins on the journey. As camping was also on the programme today, I was allowed to do the cruising and landing earlier with another group. I did the landing at Alimarate Brown … Read more
We had to get up early again today, as the trip through the Lemaire Canal is a real highlight. Every time the ship pushed an iceberg aside, it cracked loudly. The special thing about this strait is that it feels as if you can touch the icebergs. It was quite windy, as you can see … Read more
This morning we sailed through the Neumayer Channel to Port Lockroy at 07:00. That meant getting up early, but it was worth it. A very beautiful landscape of icebergs and the weather couldn’t have been better. Afterwards we had a leisurely breakfast. Today was the first trip with the Zodiac. That meant putting on the … Read more
After breakfast, I found out that I had won the camping trip. That was a huge surprise. I hugged the member of the expedition team who gave me the note with sheer joy. I then practised with my camera until lunchtime. I simply photographed the ship and the photo of the ship’s bell turned out … Read more
This morning I was already awake at 06:00, even though I had been really tired yesterday. First a look out of the window. The sea wasn’t as choppy as I expected and so I made an appointment with Tommy. We are both friends on Instagram and we thought it was funny that we were both … Read more
Breakfast was perfectly adequate for this time of day at 3am. I didn’t really have an appetite. We left for the airport at 04:00. As the suitcases had already been collected last night, we only had to go through security with our hand luggage. This time I didn’t have to unpack my photo rucksack, but … Read more