We often saw penguins making long, arduous treks for no reason apparent to us. Where is this guy going?
On board the Greg Mortimer expedition ship we continued to cruise among giant icebergs and islands, looking for penguins and seals. The photos in these Antarctica blogs are shown in the approximate order in which they were taken. So you are seeing the trip unfold as I saw it. The best is yet to come…
We visited Antarctica in March of 2024. I’ve completed a journey to all seven continents now. Whoopie! Our visit was at the end of the southern hemisphere summer cruise season, with only one excursion later than ours. Ours was a cruise full of penguins, leopard seals, more penguins and best of all, singing whales. But first, we have to get there…. Our Antarctic quest would begin by flying from Atlanta to Punta Arenas at the southern tip of Chile, then flying on to Antarctica, then cruising back to Ushuaia, Argentina.