Cruising to Antarctica and South America with many photos

[scubacruiserx2]

Some  penguin closeups

 

 

We don't know how they scaled these cliffs

 

 

 

 

This one had his own private iceberg

 

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The whales were getting closer to the Zaandam and they weren't the only ones

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We had another ship moving in at a high rate of speed

 

 

 

It was The Silver Cloud

 

 

 

 

 

They positioned themselves directly between the penguin beach and us

 

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

 

Dinner at the White Continent

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Walt fan]

Finally Friday! And the penguins and whale pics!  Thank you, what a wonder to seen them in such a remote and beautiful area.  I am still thinking about penguins and how they move about and wondering about that cliff.  

[scubacruiserx2]

16 minutes ago, Walt fan said:

Finally Friday! And the penguins and whale pics!  Thank you, what a wonder to seen them in such a remote and beautiful area.  I am still thinking about penguins and how they move about and wondering about that cliff.  

 

Welcome to Friday ! We were very fortunate to go and see the critters where they live but it was also time to move on .  

[scubacruiserx2]

 

And after The Silver Cloud moved in , the Zaandam moved out 

 

 

 

 

A Gentoo was really moving fast

 

 

In fact it was flying 

 

 

[cat shepard]

Love the pic of “air Gentoo”!

[scubacruiserx2]

31 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

Love the pic of “air Gentoo”!

 

Us too and more to come .

[scubacruiserx2]

 

 

We're on the move again

 

 

 

 

 

 

We love the cloud of snow coming off of the mountain

 

 

And what do we see at the base of the mountain in the center of the photo ?

 

 

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Some telephoto views

 

 

Love the glacier

 

 

 

We'll be coming round the mountain 

 

 

 

We were glad that we were on the move so that we could see more scenery while the weather was good

 

[knittinggirl]

On 2/10/2019 at 10:42 AM, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

 

 

 

 Are all gangplanks at Santiago non-covered?   Or did the Zaandam just "luck out."  In Quebec City, we had an uncovered gangplank and embarked in a tent because the regular spot was already taken.

[scubacruiserx2]

48 minutes ago, knittinggirl said:

 Are all gangplanks at Santiago non-covered?   Or did the Zaandam just "luck out."  In Quebec City, we had an uncovered gangplank and embarked in a tent because the regular spot was already taken.

 

None of the gangways were covered in South America . The closest thing was this inclined ramp that was attached to the ship in Puerto Madryn .

 

[scubacruiserx2]

 

 

 

 

 

We love these  Lenticular clouds

 

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Another ship on the horizon ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like a mushroom cloud

 

 

 

close up

 

 

 

We could see the other ship well now . It was the Hurtigruten MS Midnatsol 

 

 

They were tucked in pretty close to the glacier 

 

 

[knittinggirl]

On 2/19/2019 at 5:16 PM, SeaDog-46 said:

Be aware that next summer season [20/21] will probably be Zaandam & other large cruise ships last in the Antarctic area south of  60 deg. South - due to new Ice Class rules that are now in force.

The new rules come fully into effect on 1st January 2022, but most vessels certificates will run out before then & this stops them operating right up to the deadline.

The same applies to Greenland as it is north of 60N, but Iceland & Norwegian coast are exempt due to Gulf Stream.

I don't understand this.  What's the problem w/ Greenland, and what does the Gulf Stream have to do with it?  Is it a climate change issue.   Is Prince Christian Sund below 60N?

[scubacruiserx2]

 

 

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

We saw a couple of Gerlache orcas near the ship

 

 

 

 

Source : https://us.whales.org/wdc-in-action/meet-different-types-of-orca

 

Gerlache orcas, named for the Gerlache Strait of the Antarctic Peninsula where they are most often found, are smaller than Type A and Pack Ice orcas.  They also may appear brown or yellowish because of diatoms and have a cape of pale color.  Their preferred diet is unknown, but they have been seen feeding on penguins and are usually spotted around penguin colonies. 

 

We finished the evening photographing a couple of old friends .

 

 

 

 

 

[SeaDog-46]

knittinggirl - Please refer to :-

HAL boards - Voyage of the Vikings 2020 by PCruzer Oct. 5th 2018.

Princess boards - Sail to Greenland from NYC by BarbinMich - last Tues. March 12th 2019 see my post #15.

 

Greenland is all North of 60 degrees North & in the new Polar Zone as per the IMO Polar Code. See above posts.

The Gulf Stream does not just flow past Florida - it contiues north & keeps Iceland, Norwegian Coast, Russian White Sea coast & UK free of ice.

[scubacruiserx2]

In the morning it looked like it was going to be a gray day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We decided to head up top to introduce some more color into the photos

 

 

 

[Lido deck main]

1 hour ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

In the morning it looked like it was going to be a gray day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We decided to head up top to introduce some more color into the photos

 

 

 

Wow!  To all of it, great photos.  Thanks for sharing.

[scubacruiserx2]

1 hour ago, Lido deck main said:

Wow!  To all of it, great photos.  Thanks for sharing.

 

You're welcome , we're happy that you are enjoying the photos .

[cat shepard]

Interesting pic - third from the top. It appears to be lines “carved” into the side of the snow/glacier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

8 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

Interesting pic - third from the top. It appears to be lines “carved” into the side of the snow/glacier.

 

It was amazing to see the snow , ice , glaciers and icebergs . Like snowflakes they all seemed to be unique .

 

[scubacruiserx2]

 

We were moving toward a Chilean base to try to see a penguin colony there

 

 

The Silver Cloud was already there with boats in the water

 

 

 

 

An Adelie penguin