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sinkingfeeling

(55,187 posts) Mon Jul 10, 2017, 11:50 PM Jul 2017

Going to sail to the Falklands, South Georgia, South Shetland Islands, and Antarctica

In Oct./Nov. Will be gone 22 days and return to Ushuaia, Argentina via the Drake Passage.

Hope this 69 year old can make it.

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Going to sail to the Falklands, South Georgia, South Shetland Islands, and Antarctica (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Jul 2017 OP

The Shetland Islands will be a liitle out of your way. Sneederbunk Jul 2017 #1

South Shetland Islands. sinkingfeeling Jul 2017 #2

Well you have a darkly approriate moniker for this kind of trip! Blues Heron Jul 2017 #3

Going on the 'G Expedition with G Adventures. They're a Canadian outfit. Ship holds up to 134. sinkingfeeling Jul 2017 #4

Nice looking ship Blues Heron Jul 2017 #5

I once saw an incredible green flash in the South Atlantic. Turbineguy Jul 2017 #6

What an exciting adventure! Please post photos of your trip when you get back. FM123 Jul 2017 #7

I will be on the other side of the continent at around the same time Major Nikon Jul 2017 #8

Sneederbunk

(16,173 posts)

1. The Shetland Islands will be a liitle out of your way.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jul 10, 2017, 11:57 PM

Jul 2017

sinkingfeeling

(55,187 posts)

2. South Shetland Islands.

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 10, 2017, 11:58 PM

Jul 2017

Blues Heron

(6,969 posts)

3. Well you have a darkly approriate moniker for this kind of trip!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 12:00 AM

Jul 2017

What boat are you going on? I looked into the Kapitan Klebnikov a few years back but got sticker shock. Would love to make that voyage some day.

sinkingfeeling

(55,187 posts)

4. Going on the 'G Expedition with G Adventures. They're a Canadian outfit. Ship holds up to 134.

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 12:03 AM

Jul 2017

Blues Heron

(6,969 posts)

5. Nice looking ship

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 12:08 AM

Jul 2017

Looks like it could handle some southern ocean seas no prob.

Turbineguy

(39,032 posts)

6. I once saw an incredible green flash in the South Atlantic.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 12:11 AM

Jul 2017

Keep the eye peeled and enjoy the trip!

FM123

(10,255 posts)

7. What an exciting adventure! Please post photos of your trip when you get back.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 12:12 AM

Jul 2017

Major Nikon

(36,922 posts)

8. I will be on the other side of the continent at around the same time

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 12:38 AM

Jul 2017

Lima and Cusco

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