Outstanding Voyage
by Brett Rubin
Departure in February 2024
Region: Antarctica
Destinations: Antarctic Peninsula, Falkland Islands, South Georgia
Ship: m/v Hondius
Highlights: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctic Tern, Black-Crowned Night Heron, Chinstrap Penguin, Fin Whale, Gentoo Penguin, Humpback Whale, Killer Whale, King Penguin, Macaroni Penguin, Magellanic Penguin, Minke Whale, Rockhopper Penguin, Wandering Albatross, Black-browed Albatross, Giant Petrel, Sooty Tern, White-Beaked Dolphin, Shearwater, Antarctic Shag, Pintado Petrel, Prion, Long-tailed Jaeger, Cormorant, Fulmar, South Polar Skua, Storm Petrel, Striated Caracara, Peale’s Dolphin, Dark-faced Ground Tyrant, South Georgia Pintail, Falkland Steamer Duck
We had absolutely the beat expedition leader in Chris. His knowledge of the landing sites was fantastic. We had extremely poor weather to start our expedition so Chris and the Captain flipped our voyage. Weather prevented us from making some landings but we were able to do ship cruising instead of Zodiac cruising, but safety is primary and you do what the Weather, wind and swell, allow you to do. Ours was a 19 night voyage and outside of the lectures and hopefully twice daily excursions, the evenings are boring. Definitely bring something to read or watch cause I didn't. Overall, this was a fantastic experience and trip, the only thing missing was my wife.
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