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Are we looking at the end of Japanese whaling in Antarctica?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 11:44
Antarctica 2010 - Day 13
Friday, February 05, 2010 16:19
We get our last alarm call at 7.30am. After breakfast and customs clearance we were allowed to disembark. We were met by our local guide and transferred to their local offices in Ushuaia.
Antarctica 2010 - Day 12
Thursday, February 04, 2010 15:43
Still on the Drake Passage. Everything started to change again. We were still being visited by many birds including Petrels, Gulls and Albatrosses.
Antarctica 2010 - Day 11
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 15:23
It's our last day in Antarctica! The campers returned at about 6am after a night on the ice. They had a beautiful sunrise to greet them this morning and all were in high spirits after a good night.
Antarctica 2010 - Day 10
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 15:05
Another great day for us. Weather conditions can't be any better. The plan today was to visit Petermann Island which was a wintering location for one of the French explorers, Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
Antarctica 2010 - Day 9
Monday, February 01, 2010 13:41
Antarctica just will not stop surprising us. We get a call at 6.30am announcing that we have reached the Lemaire Channel and conditions are perfect with mirror like waters, blue skies and sunshine.
Antarctica 2010 - Day 8
Saturday, January 30, 2010 13:35
Today we visit Dorian Bay and Port Lockroy which are located in the Neumayer Channel. We arrived this morning to a more overcast and colder day although still very calm.
Antarctica 2010 - Day 7
Friday, January 29, 2010 13:23
We awake this morning to a very calm sea...we have arrived! We have reached the continent and are sailing through the Gerlache Strait.
Antarctica 2010 - Day 6
Thursday, January 28, 2010 13:17
We continue our voyage across the Drake Passage towards the peninsula. Last night about 1 am we crossed the Antarctic Convergence which can be described as the area where the South Atlantic turns to the Southern Ocean.
Antarctica 2010 - Day 5
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 13:13
We are now in the Drake Passage and making good headway. Woke at about 7.30 and was aware that something had changed. There was now a lot more movement in the ship.

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