Geographical listing of my Antarctica Journal

This section lists the places that I visited on my Antarctic trip, with references to the appropriate sections of my journal.

You may return to the main journal section at any time.

The Antarctic Peninsula

Thrills and chills on Deception Island (January 31)
Chinstrap penguins, fur seals, and lichen on Half-moon Island (January 31)
Early morning in the Neumeyer Channel (February 1)
Landing at Port Lockroy (February 1)
Cruising the Gerlache Strait (February 1)
The immensity and power of Paradise Bay (February 1)
A sense of perspective passing through the Lemaire Channel (February 2)
Elephant seals on Hovgaard Island
An Argentine station and two crosses on Peterman Island (February 2)

The Antarctic Continent

Arriving at Ross Island (February 11)
First sight of McMurdo Station (February 11)
An amazing and very satisfying visit to McMurdo Station (February 12)
A last look at Antarctica at Cape Hallett (February 13)

Bodies of Water

Our first night on the Drake Passage (January 30)
Wind and waves in the Drake Passage (January 30)
Heavy seas and fog in the Bellingshousen Sea (February 4)
Bad weather slows us down (February 4)
Great evening weather and huge icebergs on the Bellingshousen Sea (February 4)
Conditions on the Amundsen Sea (February 5)
Watching the huge icebergs float by (February 5)
Pack ice in the Amundsen Sea (February 7)
Slow going and frequent collisions as we approach the Ross Sea (February 8)
Clear sailing in the Ross Sea (February 10)
Sea motion in the Southern Pacific (February 15)

South America

A tour of Punta Arenas, Chile (January 27)
Cruising the Beagle Channel (January 28)
Observations of Ushuaia, Argentina from deck (January 28)
A tour of Tierra del Fuego National Park (January 29)

New Zealand

Arriving at Lyttelton (February 18)
A brief bus tour of Christchurch (February 18)
A bus tour of Auckland (February 19)

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