Abercrombie & Kent Travel Logs
Read about the experiences of Abercrombie & Kent travellers in their own words, and learn what makes an A&K journey so uniquely satisfying.
Classic Antarctica
Day 5 – December 13, 2011
Another very different face of Antarctica greeted us when we awoke this morning. Yesterday’s blue sky was now obscured by thick low clouds, and the wind had churned up the sea to a froth. When we arrived off of Halfmoon Island, Expedition Leader Larry Hobbs and Assistant Expedition Leader Marco Favero took a zodiac [...]
Classic Antarctica
Day 4 – December 12, 2011
From the 3am sunrise onward, hardy souls began to appear on the bridge and outer decks to take in the beautiful scene in the western reaches of the ice-choked Weddell Sea. The early morning 40 knot winds dropped off by breakfast, and soon, just off the east coast of Snow Hill Island, Le Boreal [...]
Classic Antarctica
Day 3 – December 11, 2011
We pulled back the curtains this morning to a steel-grey sky, and a walk outside revealed cold, crisp air and a group of light-mantled sooty albatrosses circling the ship. These majestic birds spent several hours with us, banking across our wake and soaring right along the ship’s railing. After a leisurely breakfast and Captain [...]
Classic Antarctica
Day 2 – December 10, 2011
We awoke to a new world, one defined by an ocean view in all directions, with the South American continent now far out of sight behind us. During the night, Le Boreal had left the shelter of the Beagle Channel and by the time we got out of bed this morning, we could certainly [...]
Classic Antarctica
Day 1 – December 09, 2011
We converged on the small city of Ushuaia, all of us arriving from distant reaches of the planet for the same reason: to embark on an expedition to experience the magnificent Antarctic continent firsthand. As our flight approached Ushuaia, the majestic clouds parted at times to provide us with striking views of the southern [...]
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