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  1. Unfortunately I may take too many photos and forget to just take it all in sometimes . Stop and smell the roses ( or fertilizer ) as the case may be . Thank you I do enjoy taking photos of the Lord's creation as it keeps me in Awe of Him .
  2. The 2 rules were don't cross the white rock circle and don't impede or harass the penguins Will walk for food Mister and Mrs. Upland Geese Synchronized sleeping Living in my parents shadow Breakfast is served
  3. We don't know and we did not take a photo of her . But we believe that she is from Eastern Europe perhaps Slovenia or Slovakia .
  4. Would we make the Falkland Islands ? We had already missed Punta Arenas because of tenders . We were up at 0430 which was the time that I had to leave home for work in Miami at 0700 . I did this for over 20 years so this was nothing new . The disappointment for us was that the suite breakfast didn't start until the 1st tender was due to leave . We went to O'Sheehan's which is open 24 hours in hope of a corned beef hash and eggs to start the long day . We were seated by the window at about 05:15 but received no service . People in the first row away from the window received service and when we asked if we could order we were told that we were not in his row .We asked him to please send our server so that we could order breakfast . He told us that breakfast would not be served until 0600 . The guy across from us had a smirk as he received his order . The buffet looked like a Rugby Strum so we opted for fiber bars and bagged nuts to go for breakfast from our stash . The tenders were in the water by now . The concierge , Monica was waiting for us at Gatsby's and took us down to the first tender . Fortunately , J and M our traveling companions , were also on the 1st tender and we were off for the 20 minute ride . We met with our driver and guide , Neil , and we were off in our 4x4 . I was riding shotgun and requested a photo shot out of the window when showed us some helicopter wreckage from an Archie helicopter shot down during the War in 1982 . I chuckled to myself as I thought of the old comic book series with Veronica and Jughead . I also remember the old song Sugar , sugar sung by the Archies . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar,_Sugar And after about 2 hours of doing the bump and grind we had made it . We knew that we were the first one's there as we had the pleasure of opening and walking across the red sea foot bath before we could walk among the penguins .
  5. Dinner for breakfast ? Appetizers hers And his Soup Mains Double wide lamp chops ( sorry Sheri Lewis ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shari_Lewis Small Filet cooked properly Veggies Always room for the 7 layer cake And after a dinner like this it was a good thing that we would have the Drake lake on the way to the Falklands .
  6. I noticed that the Star is currently in Punta Arenas today and that they may tender in . We didn't make it in because of high winds . Today looks much better with current winds WNW of 11 mph and gust to 27 mph . These are much more favorable for a landing . https://www.cruisemapper.com/?imo=9195157 We have been there 4 times including a trip to the penquin Island which is very bumpy and long . We also flew to Puerto Natales , Chile to bus to Torres Del Paine . This cost more but it was by far the best cruise excursion that we have ever done ! ! If the option is available we would recommend that you take it and the weather there is very favorable there currently unlike the 62 mph that we had when we drove over after our cruise . A drive took all day and required a double - double passport control on land which was a beast and a time killer .
  7. Perhaps , but we have found that if we do big trips all at once that it overwhelms us . So we break it up into smaller bite size pieces , a day at a time and frequent stops . I used to be a hare when I was young but we are more like a Tortoise now .
  8. This map shows where the Oosterdam is and where they have been in Antarctica just zoom in or out . https://www.cruisemapper.com/?imo=9221281
  9. If you would like to see our cruise to Alaska you can find it here on another cruise line . It was our longest cruise at 6 weeks !
  10. Thank you @CruisnHallelujahs .We have been to Alaska twice and South America 4 times , the first with NCL in 2007 . Antarctica twice , the first time after our first Alaska visit . We are glad that we went to Alaska first as we did enjoy it , a lot . But to us we would have been disappointed had we been to Antarctica first . It's on a different level as we have gone to Patagonia as an add on both times . I don't usually answer so quickly but I was working on a Dinner at Cagneys photos , coming up next .
  11. Thank you again @DCGuy64 . It's a fun hobby that I enjoy doing since retirement and reliving it through the cameras eye . Plus it has a lot more memory than we do . I did have a concise journal that I did misplace in transit , so I'm using the photos as a memory aid .
  12. Thank you Chris . Our last shot from Paradise Bay away from the crowd on the Bow , I forgot to apply sunscreen so I got a face tan . Some good food after leaving the bay . The next day the light and clouds had changed and so did the quality of the photos . A largeTabular iceberg and pack ice . Approaching Elephant Island on the Port side and and semi circumnavigating the island . Photos from the bow . A unknown named glacier For a brief moment there was some light
  13. Perhaps Chris , my wife is 6 years younger than I and we celebrated our Sapphire Anniversary last year and our Amethyst is on the day that your cruise ends ! I'm concurrently writing my last requests in case I don't make our Family Cruise planned for Thankgiving week this year on the HAL Nieuw Amsterdam with our favorite aft corner cabin . We hope to dive in Grand Turk again while the family snorkels - one of our favorite dive and lunch spots , if the Lord wills !
  14. Thank you and the best is yet to come . Unfortunately our bucket is getting more empty as the years fly by . Interesting screen name . My last duty station in the Navy was the Philadelphia Naval Hospital before I was discharged from the Navy . It was also the first place that I saw snow fall from the sky . Travel bugs I can live without though . We got Covid traveling and now my Sarcoidosis has kicked in and the pine trees here are in full pollen stage so breathing isn't easy anymore . Sarcoidosis is not uncommon in Figefighters as I was for 28 + years in Miami where I was born . Sarcoidosis is a disease characterized by the growth of tiny collections of inflammatory cells (granulomas) in any part of your body — most commonly the lungs and lymph nodes. But it can also affect the eyes, skin, heart and other organs. From the Mayo clinic .
  15. This was the only time that we saw the people from the Port side owners suite together . Usually it was only the lady taking selfies . I'm sorry that I made a mistake with this caption yesterday . The couple in the other corner suite is the distant couple in this photo of all hands on deck 9 , posted below . C and D are in the foreground in this photo . We gave them our bottle of white wine and did a cabin crawl with each other . Their forward balcony is larger than ours and we enjoyed some white wine and a chat together in their cabin .
  16. Well it won't be long now Chris for your turn ! We are thrilled that you are going , but we will miss you , your input , kind words and encouragement . We saw whale from both balconies , but mostly the Starboard side . The only one that I remember from the front was the one that we almost ran over . Plan on seeing whales , but every trip is different . Vonn the butler told us that they had to stop the ship because they saw almost 200 whales on the cruise before us ! We didn't see as much life as on previous trips but see may see much more than we did . Because we are getting older we sometimes forget things . Some more important than others . My wife forgot her beloved Nikon binoculars at home . She likes and uses them more than her camera . She helps me to spot animals , like whales so that I can shoot them with the telephoto camera , kinda like a sniper/spotter team works in the military . With our next long time anniversity coming up we got the new ones that she wanted on the ship as an early present . There is only one person in the universe that I love more than my wife . We saw a Hallmark movie yesterday called Harmony from the Heart that we really liked that distracted us from the thread . The older couple ( and the younger couple ) were a lot like us and our relationship . It's a great Valentine's Day movie .
  17. Reflections of Paradise Bay This was the only time that we saw the people from the Port side owners suite together . Usually it was only the lady taking selfies . Lunch came from Cagneys as we didn't want to leave the view Chicken soup good for the soul And my favorite desert . 7 layer cake with milk . The wake show was mesmerising
  18. Thank you very much for writing in and your kind words . Where we went is a very beautiful and photogenic place . And we're glad that NCL made it very affordable with a much nicer suite than we have ever had before .
  19. We've been doing these photologue threads for more than 15 years because we like helping and sharing with others . We have found a maker of guide books that inspired us to travel , push our boundries and share . Here are 2 older ones that we still use and their old motto inspired us . To show you what others only tell you . Talk is cheap and we've heard lot's of BS and condsending tudes - usually with no evidence during our travels . We have no blog and make no money from this . You will see our photos later , the Lord willing , of the cover photos . Mount Fitzroy from Argentina and Torres del Paine , Chile . These cannot be seen from a cruise ship , but needed to be flown to and driven to in person , sometimes with the help of guides and or drivers who help make this thread possible . This will be our last trip there . We can't afford it and our bodies are wearing out more rapidly every day . The newer versions of the guides are not as through as the older , but are more up to date . But even in the newer ones things change and sometimes before the ink is dry .
  20. Our idea of a selfie is an usie . Note the watertight door that we had to open to exit to the front balcony . We had another deck between us and the Bridge . The forward balcony An across the Bow sun shot The forward furniture was secured about 90 % of the this trip and thus unusable A side balcony shot We always heard strange music everytime before a knock on the door . I wonder why ? We have many of the iconic red British phone booths . The first time that I saw one I asked my model wife to hold the phone to her ear with the caption of " London Calling " under our thread on CC . But it seems like the Norwegians have taken the phone booth concept to a whole new level with the addition of another fixture . It may be needed when put on hold for extended periods of time like talking to some cruise lines .
  21. The Star in Ushuaia The Chilean Base We almost hit this humpback whale More icebergs Another ship The mainland
  22. Was there life here ? Some Nap time Tale of a whale or two Humpbacks Lemaire Orca only in Anarticia Flying penguin A buffet of people And a the mother of our children
  23. Deception Island from the Zaandam , on our previous visit Entrance inside the Caldera Volcanic Chinstrap beach Flying Chinstraps
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