Category Archives: February

Montevideo, Uruguay

Posted on February 28, 2023 by patmathews

February 27, 2023 Before I post about Montevideo, here is the beautiful sail away sunset from Buenos Aires. For our day in Montevideo, we chose the Jewish Heritage of Montevideo tour. This was our second visit to this city and … Continue reading →

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Posted on February 26, 2023 by patmathews

February 25 and 26, 2023 This is our third time to visit Buenos Aires, so we decided to try to do much needed updates to all of our devices and to try to solve an email problem with my iPhone … Continue reading →

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Punta del Este, Uruguay

Posted on February 24, 2023 by patmathews

February 24, 2023 Here’s a picture of 2 Normans. The “other Norman” is one of our favorite sommeliers on board. This is a new port for us. The entrance to the port is the widest estuary in the world. The … Continue reading →

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Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Posted on February 21, 2023 by patmathews

February 23, 2023 We had a very calm crossing of the Drake Passage and still weren’t sure that the conditions would allow us to visit the Falklands, a place we have never been and really want to experience. Before I … Continue reading →

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Leaving Antarctica and crossing the Drake Passage

Posted on February 20, 2023 by patmathews

February 20, 2023 We sailed past the Shetland Islands on our way out of Antarctica yesterday. The scenery was still quite beautiful although not as impressive as the icebergs. The areas we saw were Admiralty Bay, King George Island and … Continue reading →

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Cruising in Antarctica

Posted on February 19, 2023 by patmathews

February 16-20, 2023 I decided to do one post which will cover our 3 days in Antarctica as well as the 2 days in the Drake Passage on the way to and from Antarctica. The Drake Passage from Ushuaia was … Continue reading →

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Ushuaia, Argentina

Posted on February 16, 2023 by patmathews

February 15, 2023 Here is our wonderful casino team on Valentine’s Day! This morning, on our way to Ushuaia, I got some great shots of the snow covered Andes mountains as we sailed in the Beagle Channel. The Channel was … Continue reading →

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Punta Arenas, Chile

Posted on February 14, 2023 by patmathews

February 14, 2023 Today we arrived at our last port in Chile. The days are so much longer here, it is light until after 10 PM. Here is a picture of the sunrise, just beautiful as so many of them … Continue reading →

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Sailing the Chilean Fjords

Posted on February 13, 2023 by patmathews

February 13, 2023 Happy birthday🎂♌🎉🎈to my sister Deb. She is joining the 70’s club today. We are currently cruising the Chilean fjords and were there yesterday too. The scenery is just beautiful. It is in the 40’s so it is … Continue reading →

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Puerto Chacabuco, Chile

Posted on February 12, 2023 by patmathews

February 11, 2023 I did not opt for the Tango lesson – I was too interested in doing my laps on the open deck and watching the mountains and changing weather conditions – simply spectacular. I am sure there will … Continue reading →

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