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Kevin's Sixth Antarctic Experience

Antarctica in a Nutshell
Antarctica in a Nutshell
Having spent five seasons working for the US Antarctic Program on the Ross Sea side of Antarctica, it has long been time to finally visit the Antarctic Peninsula on a cruise. With Aurora Expeditions offering a 13-day fly-cruise that spent nine full days exploring the Peninsula, aboard the brand-new Greg Mortimer, the perfect opportunity had presented itself. Now it was just a matter of navigating Chile's post-Covid requirements, and getting on board!
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DAP Airlines' BAE 146-200 at King George Island

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Zodiac Explorations on Day 1

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Elephant Seals

Elephant Seals

Since the beginning of our cruise was so focused on getting as far south as we could, into Marguerite Bay, we hadn’t seen much of the South Shetland Islands on our arrival. But as we worked our way back north, returning to King George Island at the end of our nine days along the Peninsula, we did make a few stops at the northern tip of the …
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Seals, Icebergs

Dressing for Shore Landings v. Zodiac Cruises

Aurora, like Quark and a few other polar operators, provides a nice jacket for travelers to wear on their cruises. Aurora and Quark specifically have dual-layer jackets, with an inside down layer that can zip into or out of a thick waterproof shell layer. (Not all operators provide a jacket, and not all of those that do will have a dual-layer …
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Humpback Whale

Humpback Feeding Frenzy

If you’ve ever been on an expedition-style cruise and you feel the ship do a quick change in speed, or a quick change in direction… or both… you might recognize this as a signal to start looking around. Likely some sort of significant event is happening, and in Antarctica this usually means wildlife. The change of speed or …
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Icebergs and Adelaide Island

Marguerite Bay and the Polar Circle

The main goal for most ships, and most travelers, on a specific “Antarctic Polar Circle” itinerary is to make it past 66.5 degrees south - the northern-most latitude that would have a full 24 hours of sunshine on December 21st each year. There is no line on the ground to cross, as there is where the equator crosses through …
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Balcony Life on the Greg Mortimer

A Balcony on an Antarctic Cruise?

Clients are often skeptical of having a Balcony on an Antarctic cruise. Why pay the extra money for an outdoor space, in what is reputed to be the coldest outdoor space on the planet?

Having had a balcony now on two successive polar cruises - one in Greenland and one in Antarctica - I do recommend a balcony, particularly in Antarctica. …
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Zodiac Landing among Icebergs

Fly South and Sail North, Or Vice Versa?

So if one is going to enjoy a “fly-one-way, sail-the-other” sort of trip with the Greg Mortimer or the Sylvia Earle…. is it better to fly south and sail north? Or is it better to sail south and fly north? It depends who you ask.

- Folks who fear that they might be seasick on the crossing of the Drake Passage …
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Penguins

Applying Two Decades of Experience to Two New Ships

For the first decades of its existence, Aurora Expeditions had been using a variety of older, smaller, refurbished or even re-purposed vessels to deliver its amazing polar adventures. The company’s founder, Greg Mortimer, had rightfully been focused on the off-ship adventures and expedition nature of these cruises. Travelers were, in fact, …
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Sunset on the Greg Mortimer

Aurora's New Sister Ships - Greg Mortimer and Sylvia Earle

Built in 2019, the Greg Mortimer was a game-changer in Antarctic passenger ships. Taking the relatively new X-Bow technology that had been applied recently to cargo ships, and applying it to a passenger cruise ship, created a product that could conceivably enjoy a much smoother ride across the notoriously rough Drake Passage.

The shape of …
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DAP Airlines' BAE 146-200 at King George Island

Details of a Flight Across the Drake Passage

The gravel runway at King George Island poses a couple challenges for commercial aircraft that would be flying south from Punta Arenas.

First, the runway is quite short, bound by the sea on both ends. So specific aircraft (BAE 146-200) have to be employed. DAP Airlines - a partner of Antarctica21 - provide these aircraft on a charter basis …
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