Antarctica: Getting There (Day 1 – 3)

~ youkyong

November 2019  [by Bill]

 

It takes from the evening of November 22 through the morning of November 25 to sail from Ushuaia, Argentina to actually get to the Antarctica.

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We first sailed through the Beagle Channel on the evening of November 22, which carries in width from 1/2 to 2 miles.

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As soon as you get through the Beagle Channel, you enter into what most consider some of the roughest oceans in the world, the notorious Drake Passage. We had been told on several occasions that we should either start to take our sea sickness pills, put on patches, or something fairly new, special wrist bands, to hopefully help fight off getting nauseous. I had brought pills with me, even though I can’t ever remember getting sea sick, just in case.

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As it turned out, both the Beagle Channel and the Drake Passage were fairly calm, much to everyone’s absolute joy. The expedition leaders all commented that usually the waves are rough, and it gets very windy. We were so lucky.

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Antarctica Voyage by Bill: 2019

  • The Ship
  • Getting There: the Beagle Channel & the Drake Passage (Day 1 – 3)
  • Antarctic Peninsula (Day 4 – 7)
  • South Shetland (Day 8)
  • Return Journey (Day 9 – 10)