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There are icebergs drifting past us,
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There are icebergs drifting past us,
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giant snowy mountains, and whales everywhere.
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Welcome to Antarctica!
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I'm headed to Antarctica, my number one travel bucket list destination,
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but the adventure of Antarctica begins long before you get there.
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First, you have to get to Ushuaia, Argentina.
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It's definitely an adventure hub.
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There are a lot of really cool things you can do launching from this city,
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and it's known as the gateway to Antarctica.
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In Ushuaia, I boarded the Seaborn Venture thanks to Seaborn,
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who's hosting me for this trip.
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I've always heard that their Antarctic experiences are incredible.
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But before you get to Antarctica,
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you have to cross the Drake Passage.
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The Drake The Drake Passage is the body of water between the southernmost tip of South America
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and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
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And it's known to have the roughest seas in the world.
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And the stretch we're going to be crossing is nearly 600 miles.
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We're about 13 hours into crossing the Drake Passage.
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I think we hit it around 2am last night
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because I woke up to things in my room starting to slide back and forth.
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But so far so good.
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From what I understand, we're having a really easy Drake crossing.
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I've been able to enjoy it a little bit.
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I was just out on the bow watching albatross soar around the ship, which is incredible.
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These birds have wingspans up to 12 feet.
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And for some reason, they like following the wake of the ship,
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so they're actually hanging around us, which is very cool.
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After two days of sailing across the Drake Passage,
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seeing the Antarctic continent emerge on the horizon was so exciting.
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And I was kind of surprised by how dramatic it was.
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In some ways it felt like we'd arrived at another planet
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and the expedition team wasted no time getting us out on shore.
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So the way this works is the ship hangs out offshore of a landing site
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and then expedition leaders bring passengers to shore in zodiac boats.
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And the tentative itinerary of the sailing is to travel along the Antarctic Peninsula,
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making shore landings every day dependent on weather conditions.
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The thing I was most excited about for this trip was the wildlife,
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especially penguins, because Antarctica is home to some of the largest penguin colonies in the world.
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And it did not disappoint.
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Every single shore landing had penguins.
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We saw all different types.
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We saw chinstrap penguins, which are named for the obvious.
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We saw Adelie penguins.
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And then the most common penguin we saw was the Gentoo.
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And there were so many special moments.
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Like one landing was at this incredible spot called Brown Bluff,
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where these snowy cliffs hung over a beach and there were penguins everywhere.
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And this young gentoo penguin was napping with a tuft of feathers in its beak.
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I didn't realize penguins napped like this and it's one of the most precious things I've ever seen.
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We also saw lots of chicks, even some twins.
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I was giddy getting this shot.
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And do you see this?
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This is a baby penguin butt with this little nubby tail.
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I mean, it was all just magical.
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Something I didn't realize is that while adult penguins swim,
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it's important for babies to stay dry because their feathers aren't waterproof.
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And that's one of the biggest survival challenges for parents,
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especially when they get an unusually wet season,
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because they not only need to find a dry place to build their nest,
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but once the baby is born they need to keep it covered from rain and snow.
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Penguins are really social animals and it's fascinating to watch them interact with each other,
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but as cute as they are as babies,
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they go through a really awkward phase growing up.
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I mean you think you had some bad looks in your teenage years?
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Look at this guy!
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And then you have this one whose parent is trying to groom it and it's running away like,
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stop you're embarrassing me!
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They also create what's known as penguin highways,
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which are dedicated trails that you can see them all walking on in a line.
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I just made it back to the ship.
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These landings are so amazing.
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It is incredible to see so much wildlife in such a remote wilderness.
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To protect all of this wildlife and the environment,
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there are a lot of rules we have to follow to be able to do these shore landings.
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We have to be really careful about what we wear and what we bring on shore.
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And once we're on land,
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we can't set anything down.
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And before we go out,
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we walk through these disinfecting tubs.
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And this is to make sure
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that we're not spreading disease from bird colony to bird colony or throughout the wildlife or the environment.
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Very cool experience.
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And I'm just so happy to be here.
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The most magical thing is happening right now.
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We're sailing in this area where we're surrounded by giant icebergs and mountains and it's snowing the lightest,
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fluffiest snowflakes, and we're surrounded by whales.
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They're in every direction.
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I couldn't have dreamed up a more beautiful setting.
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With such incredible conditions around us,
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the expedition team prepared the zodiacs and got us out on the water.
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And this afternoon was probably my favorite of the entire trip.
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We sat on this water that was like glass in the fog in the snow while humpback whales surfaced all around us.
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This was the most ethereal experience of my life.
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The camera can't even do it justice.
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Something very cool and unique about the Seabourn Venture is it has two custom expedition submarines
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and guests can sign up to go on a submarine experience.
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I didn't even realize technology was here yet
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and these submarines can dive nearly a thousand feet giving you
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the opportunity to see wildlife plant life in depths of the ocean where very few humans have ever been
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Another excursion available on this sailing is kayaking.
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Early one morning I went out with the expedition team to kayak among icebergs
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and before this trip I'd never considered cold weather climates for kayaking but it was such a cool experience.
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Oh my gosh.
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Look at that.
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Oh my God.
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It's another beautiful day in Antarctica.
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And today we're doing something a little different.
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We're stopping in Port Loughroy,
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which has the world's southernmost post office.
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And apparently there's a little gift shop there where you can buy postcards and postage and mail letters.
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Port Loughroy is a former British military base and it's also nicknamed the Penguin Post Office
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because it's home to a Gentoo penguin colony that has made the place their own.
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I just loved seeing them all in front of this house with the red door.
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Some of the photos I got here felt like they could be a penguin family holiday card.
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This afternoon, we're sailing through the La Mer Channel,
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which is known to be absolutely beautiful because it's a very narrow channel with steep,
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snowy cliffs on either side.
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The La Mer Channel is nearly seven miles long,
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and as if it wasn't special enough on its own,
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a lone orca showed up and swam alongside the ship as we sailed through.
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Something that's been so handy on this trip is the suites on the ship have drying closets,
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so when I get back from excursions I can hang all of my wet stuff up in here,
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like my gloves and beanie,
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turn the radiator on here in the back,
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and everything gets so toasty and dry.
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The Seabourn Venture is a luxury expedition ship designed for diverse polar environments,
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you can see this reflected throughout.
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The interior design is so beautiful.
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There are maps and explorer themed touches all around the ship.
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There's the bow lounge that has screens with navigational charts and weather forecasts and the ship's location.
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This is one of my favorite spots on the ship.
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It's also a great place to watch for wildlife.
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There are mud rooms where every passenger gets a personal locker to keep excursion boots and other gear.
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There's a gorgeous sauna which was amazing for warming up after returning from shore.
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There are lots of heated whirlpools and a swimming pool which are perfect for taking in the scenery while sailing.
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And of course there are so many restaurants and dining options to choose from.
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I think my favorite was sushi in the club
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but you will never go hungry on this ship and the suites are super spacious with balconies,
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walk-in closets and full-size bathrooms.
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Today in Antarctica we are sailing into an active volcano.
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We've made it Deception Island which is the caldera of the volcano.
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I believe it last erupted in 1970
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and they do monitor it to see how active it is and apparently it's low risk right now.
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However the ship has informed us that there is an emergency plan in place if the volcano erupts today.
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One day.
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One day.
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One day.
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One day.
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One day.
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One day.
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One day.
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One day.
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We're now headed back to Ushuaia,
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and I'm so happy to have had such a wonderful experience on this trip.
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And so sad it's coming to an end thanks for coming along with me on this one.
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I've had so many moments on this voyage that surpassed my dreams.
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In a way, Antarctica always felt untouchable.
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I didn't grow up ever thinking I would come here.
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And now that I've made it to my number one bucket list destination, what's next?
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You know, you know
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