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Antarctica - Days 11 & 12: Drake Passage
The following morning was a true sleep in – there was no wake up call at all, but the first announcement actually came from the Captain...
Mike McHugh
Feb 27, 20234 min read
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Antarctica - Day 10: One Last Landing on the Last Continent
We woke up to an announcement that we were arriving into Whaler’s Bay, home of Deception Island, which is all located within Neptune’s...
Mike McHugh
Feb 24, 20233 min read
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Antarctica - Day 9: National Geographic Content & Paddling
We got to “sleep in” this morning to 7:00 AM for a zodiac cruise of Cierva Cove, which was named after the inventor of the autogiro...
Mike McHugh
Feb 23, 20233 min read
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Antarctica - Day 8: Danco Island & Wilhelmina Bay
Today was a relatively uneventful day, if there is such a thing in Antarctica! We woke up to Shane's voice at 6:00 AM as we were nearing...
Mike McHugh
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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Antarctica - Day 7: Mission Accomplished
Today was the day. Today, I stepped on my seventh continent. After the first few days where the weather was inclement or the landing site...
Mike McHugh
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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Antarctica - Day 6: Petermann Island & Yalour Islands
We woke up at 6:30 AM to an announcement from Shane that we were on track to zodiac cruise and (hopefully) land at Petermann Island. The...
Mike McHugh
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Antarctica - Day 5: Crossing the Circle
We woke up early to an announcement that we were about to cross the Antarctic Circle. I had specifically picked this cruise itinerary...
Mike McHugh
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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Antarctica - Day 4: Lemaire Channel, Port Charcot & Argentine Islands
At 6:30 AM, Shane came on the PA system to let us know that we were officially sailing through the Lemaire Channel! Unfortunately, it was...
Mike McHugh
Feb 18, 20233 min read
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Antarctica - Days 2 & 3: Drake Passage
Shane, our Expedition Leader, came on the ship wide PA system at 8:00 AM on the dot to wake us up for breakfast which started at 8:30 AM....
Mike McHugh
Feb 17, 20234 min read
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Antarctica - Day 1: Finally on the Way!
Hello from the Ocean Diamond! After 5 canceled trips due to COVID, part of me wondered if I would ever get here! Our voyage across...
Mike McHugh
Feb 15, 20234 min read
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