Cruising to Antarctica and South America with many photos

[Krazy Kruizers]

Your hotel, views and glaciers are all fantastic.

[scubacruiserx2]

10 hours ago, mcrcruiser said:

unless  you are a marshal arts expert ! 

 

Hiyah !

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10 hours ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

Your hotel, views and glaciers are all fantastic.

 

Thank you , are you ready foe a glacier cruise ?

[puppycanducruise]

The colours in the ice is amazing.

And I love the animal pictures.

Thanks so much for sharing your adventure.

[scubacruiserx2]

You are welcome . Are you ready for some lunch before we begin our 3 glacier cruise ?

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We were calling it an early day because we had a full day ahead of us on the Gourmet Glacier cruise on the following day

 

 

 

 

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The trip to Puerto Bandera is the same way as to Perito Moreno only you turn right instead of left . It takes about 40 minutes by car .

 

 

The door to the smaller private area has a map of the trip . The door nob is where we begin our cruise .

 

 

Eight of us sat at the dining table .You can see our camera bags at the bench where we sat .

 

 

The first offering was the carb course .

 

 

The first ice berg

 

 

The black ice has it's color from the rocks and sand that it rubbed against sliding down the glacier .

 

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11 hours ago, mcrcruiser said:

All your photos look very professional  

 

 

Thanks we try our best 

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An ice cave

 

 

 

Like people , icebergs come in many different sizes and shapes

 

 

 

Gauge the iceberg by the trees growing on top of the hills

 

 

More icebergs from this beautiful area

 

 

 

 

 

[ski ww]

Great pictures & great scenery.

Allan

[Krazy Kruizers]

I am always ready to eat and to go on a glacier cruise.

 

Fantastic pictures!!

[scubacruiserx2]

46 minutes ago, ski ww said:

Great pictures & great scenery.

Allan

 

Thanks Allan , we had a good group where we sat with couples from China , Switzerland and Spain .

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9 minutes ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

I am always ready to eat and to go on a glacier cruise.

 

Fantastic pictures!!

 

Here' what we can look forward to :

 

GLACIERS GOURMET

AN UNIQUE GOURMET EXPERIENCE ENJOYING THE BEST OF SOUTHERN PATAGONIAN GLACIERS.

The Patagonian ice field is, after Antarctica, the largest concentration of ice on the planet. Its glaciers descend from 1,500 to 200 metres above sea level enabling unique access and viewing of the glaciers.

Los Glaciares National Park offers a magnificent combination of forest, lakes, mountains, ice and steppes with over 200 glaciers. The most renowned being Spegazzini, rising 135 meters above sea level, Upsala covering an entire valley with an approximate extension of 765 Km2 and a length of 53km, and Perito Moreno Glacier, constantly advancing and causing the spectacular rupture of the wall of ice, providing one of Nature’s most impressive sights.

Glaciares Gourmet is a full day journey to one of the most wonderful places in Southern Patagonia. Sailing aboard exclusive Cruise María Turquesa will enjoy the highest standard of comfort and gourmet cuisine, for a truly memorable experience.

[ski ww]

That's why we always ask for a table of 8, we have met so many great people & have always enjoyed our table companions. Most nights our table is one of the last to clear the dining room.

Allan 

[cat shepard]

Wow!

[scubacruiserx2]

2 hours ago, cat shepard said:

Wow!

 

More wows coming up .

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Damn the icebergs , full speed ahead !

 



 

 

We need to get closer for a selfie

 

 

Selfie poles ready ?

 

 

 

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I believe that the first glacier that we saw was the Upsala 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had seen many icebergs , glaciers and glaciers close up from a boat . A little later on the Zaandam we would encounter an iceberg 130 ' tall , 5 miles wide and 11 miles long !

 

 

It took us an hour to sail it's length ! A short video clip :

 

 

 

[cat shepard]

Holy Moly! I have run out of words! 11 miles long! 

[scubacruiserx2]

1 hour ago, cat shepard said:

Holy Moly! I have run out of words! 11 miles long! 

 

It is truly amazing .

 

 

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I like the silver riverlets flowing over the black rock

 

 

I believe that we were at the Spegazzini glacier now

 

 

 

 

 

 

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More of the glacier up close

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

With all these fantastic pictures, you will never forget this trip.

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11 hours ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

With all these fantastic pictures, you will never forget this trip.

 

Thank you , we are trying sort out the 5 cameras overlaps and ween it all  down into a comfortable and accurate presentation .

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Another ship joined us at this time

 

 

Compare it to the size of the glacier

 

 

At the water line , lower left corner