Cruising to Antarctica and South America with many photos

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We stopped to pick up some water

 

 

next we tried here next for water

 

 

Street walking

 

 

 

 

 

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Before leaving Montevideo , we noticed that we had skipped a few places . So let's return to Cape Horn before sailing to Antarctica .

 

We were up very early near Cape Horn

 

 

 

 

This monument at Cape Horn has this poem 

 

 

 

I am the albatross that awaits you
At the end of the world.
I am the forgotten souls of dead mariners
Who passed Cape Horn
From all the oceans of the world.
But they did not die
In the furious waves.
Today they sail on my wings
Toward eternity,
In the last crack
Of the Antarctic winds.

 

The weather at the Cape was not very good 

 

 

and the Captain was making the decision of circling the Cape or making the run to Antarctica sooner than scheduled .

 

 

 

Decision made 

 

 

 

 

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Here we are leaving Cape Horn for The Drake Crossing

 

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And as we headed down for breakfast at the Pinnacle Grill we noticed that something had been added 

 

Little doggy bags under the hand rail .

 

 

No leftovers here

 

 

 

A walk after breakfast ( or should I say ,  a stagger )

 

 

 

 

Video :

 

 

 

[iflyrc5]

On 2/9/2019 at 7:08 AM, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

Thank you and good morning . I use a Canon D 6 , a Canon SL 1 SLR and a Sony RX-100 III pocket camera . Pat uses a Sony DHC-HX90V  Pocket camera with a built in 200mm lens .

What lens are you using on the Canon D 6?

[scubacruiserx2]

2 hours ago, iflyrc5 said:

What lens are you using on the Canon D 6?

 

A 24-105 mm or a 70-300 . I do switch lenses but not in the cold , wet or windy conditions .

 

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Dinner

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sea had calmed but the fog had rolled in and we needed to use the foghorn

 

 

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

Just got caught up with your reports and wonderful pictures.

[cat shepard]

The shells in your pic have a jewel-like quality to them.

[scubacruiserx2]

2 hours ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

Just got caught up with your reports and wonderful pictures.

 

Great and thank you very much .

[scubacruiserx2]

29 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

The shells in your pic have a jewel-like quality to them.

 

They really do . We especially love seeing them swimming around under the sea .

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The cry went out "Land Ho" , and it was so.

 

 

We made Dallman Bay in the late afternoon of the 27th

 

 

Cue Al Stewart's Antarctica

 

 

 

 

 

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The views were breathtaking

 

 

 

 

The flying fickle finger of fate 

 

 

 

Tabular iceberg

 

 

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Coming around for a closer look at the icebergs

 

 

 

 

 

Video clip :

 

 

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

So many more wonderful pictures and videos.

[scubacruiserx2]

15 hours ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

So many more wonderful pictures and videos.

 

Thank you , here's a few more photos

 

 

 

 

 

We were starting to look for sea life 

 

 

Like this break on the surface

 

 

 

 

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We had made dinner reservations for Rudi's Sel De Mer  at The Pinnacle Grill for that evening in advance thinking that it would be a night at sea . But with the good weather we decided to have dinner delivered and keep taking photos while the weather was good. The Pinnacle Grill in the Zaandam has no outside windows unlike the Eurodam's where we enjoyed window seating .

 

Dinner for 2 back lit 

 

 

Our favorite Cab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sunrise for the next morning was at 02:30 and the sunset was 23:51 !  

 

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We had a visit from some birds earlier in the afternoon and it seemed like they were sitting still or flying fast ! Maybe they didn't want to wind up on somebody's dinner plate .

 

 

 

 

Cape Petrel and Wandering Albatross in the rear

 

 

Cape Petrel feeding

 

 

A video clip shows how fast they are :

 

 

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

The food looks good and the pictures are great.

 

I don't blame you for ordering in and still be able to take pictures and admire the view.  That was one thing we didn't like about the R class ships -- Pinnacle had no windows.

[puppycanducruise]

Great pictures.

I almost got a chill just looking at the icebergs.

Thank you for sharing them.

[scubacruiserx2]

3 hours ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

The food looks good and the pictures are great.

 

I don't blame you for ordering in and still be able to take pictures and admire the view.  That was one thing we didn't like about the R class ships -- Pinnacle had no windows.

 

The food was very good and the views great . Our favorite Pinnacle was on the Eurodam . Great views , food and excellent service in a quiteand  intimate setting .

 

 

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3 hours ago, puppycanducruise said:

Great pictures.

I almost got a chill just looking at the icebergs.

Thank you for sharing them.

 

We live in a warm climate and love to visit scenic and cooler places . It really was not as cold we had expected . Of course we didn't think of diving on this trip !

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We thought that this was a great idea instead of leaving the trays in the hall

 

 

 

 

 

Would the weather be this great tomorrow ?

 

 

[0bnxshs]

I have a quick question; a member of our roll call for next January's Antarctic cruise says that on a recent cruise she had taken she was told by the FCC that Zaandam offers heavy coats to passengers for use while in cold waters.  I've never heard of this but thought to ask y'all since you just recently completed this same cruise.  Appreciate any information you may have regarding this.  

 

Love your photos and descriptions.

[scubacruiserx2]

15 hours ago, 0bnxshs said:

I have a quick question; a member of our roll call for next January's Antarctic cruise says that on a recent cruise she had taken she was told by the FCC that Zaandam offers heavy coats to passengers for use while in cold waters.  I've never heard of this but thought to ask y'all since you just recently completed this same cruise.  Appreciate any information you may have regarding this.  

 

Love your photos and descriptions.

 

Congratulations on you future cruise to this beautiful area . We did not see any HAL heavy coats on our cruise , just the lap blanket / shawls . And thank you , we're glad that you like the photos .

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The night was a little bumpy as we had left Dallman Bay and the morning was a bit overcast

 

 

 

 

 

Video clip :

 

 

 

 

We had heard that the Lemaire Channel was clogged with ice .

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemaire_Channel

 

We did receive some visitors from Palmer Station .

 

https://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/palwebcam.cfm