Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 18, 2019 Author #226 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Sunset on New Years Eve was another cloudy affair But it got better Video clip : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 18, 2019 Author #227 Share Posted November 18, 2019 We had a calm sea while crossing the Drake on New Years Day in the morning . But of course it could change , and it did . We had an apparent wind speed of 58 mph across the deck keeping the door closed when we tried to open it . For the 1st time on this cruise the forward flag was down as we rode it out . The question was would we be able to make port in the Falklands the next day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 18, 2019 Author #228 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) The sea was so bumpy that at dinner an ice bucket for our wine fell over spilling the uncorked half full wine bottle . The cruise line gave us a new bottle which we took up to our room . The bumpy seas rocked us to sleep and we dreamed of penguins in Falkland Islands hoping that we would be able to make port . On a previous cruise we missed the Falkland Islands and went to Puerto Madryn instead . Edited November 18, 2019 by scubacruiserx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 18, 2019 #229 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I hope you get in as well, Port Stanley is nice but getting out to one of the points is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 18, 2019 Author #230 Share Posted November 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: I hope you get in as well, Port Stanley is nice but getting out to one of the points is amazing. It was the pinnacle of penguin viewing for us . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 18, 2019 Author #231 Share Posted November 18, 2019 It had been 9 days since we last walked on land in Punta Arenas so we were ready to come ashore. It looked to be a nice day Tenders away ! It's about 20-25 minutes to tender to shore Welcome to the Falkland Islands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 18, 2019 #232 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Cool, so glad the weather was kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 18, 2019 Author #233 Share Posted November 18, 2019 1 minute ago, MicCanberra said: Cool, so glad the weather was kind. Well it started out that way . We just wore fleece and when the wind and a little rain came up latter , we wished that we would have brought our jackets . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 18, 2019 Author #234 Share Posted November 18, 2019 After coming ashore we met our guide and driver , Kurt , from Estancia Excursions . http://estancia-excursions.com/tour/volunteer-point/ It's about 2 1/2 hours over pavement , gravel and off road for abot 12 miles to see the penguins at Volunteer Point , so buckle in and hold on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 18, 2019 Author #235 Share Posted November 18, 2019 A nice sunset at Port Everglades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 19, 2019 Author #236 Share Posted November 19, 2019 On the ranch and time to go off road Video clip : We can see the water , almost there We made it ahead of the crowds . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 19, 2019 #237 Share Posted November 19, 2019 4 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: A nice sunset at Port Everglades Lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 19, 2019 #238 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: We can see the water , almost there We made it ahead of the crowds . Driving through the peat bogs was fun wasn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 19, 2019 Author #239 Share Posted November 19, 2019 The colony of King Penguins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 19, 2019 Author #240 Share Posted November 19, 2019 8 hours ago, MicCanberra said: Driving through the peat bogs was fun wasn't it. Yeah , it was our first encounter with it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 19, 2019 Author #241 Share Posted November 19, 2019 A video clip of noisy king penguins : The penguins behavior was both amusing and amazing Snoozing Flapping 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie115 Posted November 19, 2019 #242 Share Posted November 19, 2019 We just placed a hold on a suite on the Coral for the 12/18/19 South America and Antarctica sailing...…….so will be going back and reading/viewing this wonderful thread!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 19, 2019 Author #243 Share Posted November 19, 2019 31 minutes ago, Gracie115 said: We just placed a hold on a suite on the Coral for the 12/18/19 South America and Antarctica sailing...…….so will be going back and reading/viewing this wonderful thread!! Sweet ! And a White Christmas to boot . We are thrilled for you guys . You may want to get in touch with Patrick Watts or Estancia if you're thinking of Volunteer Point on the Falklands ASAP . At Punta Arenas we liked the trip to Torres del Paine and Princess also offers a landing in Antarctica - at a steep price . We don't normally like to go when the weather down here is so nice but we were glad that we did and we hope that you enjoy it as much as we did or more . 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 19, 2019 Author #244 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Scratching Snuggling Waiting for a bus Crowing And posing Video clip of a penguin pair waddling through the crowd : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 19, 2019 Author #245 Share Posted November 19, 2019 We didn't see any King chicks but there is an adjacent colony of Gentoo with cute chicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 19, 2019 Author #246 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Gentoo penguins in the Falkland Islands video clip : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 19, 2019 #247 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Hi Joe, I am so glad someone is inspired from your thread to visit Antarctica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 19, 2019 Author #248 Share Posted November 19, 2019 58 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: Hi Joe, I am so glad someone is inspired from your thread to visit Antarctica. We're thrilled that Gracie and her husband could book Antarctica . We cruised with them on the Eclipse TA in 2015 and she did a great job of organizing the M&G and we had a couple of nice tours with them that they had found . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 19, 2019 Author #249 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Don't cross the stones Molting Walk like a penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 19, 2019 Author #250 Share Posted November 19, 2019 We saw birds of prey circling overhead So keep moving Measuring up Ready for a selfie and a close up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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