These pages describe a trip that my wife and I undertook to Antarctica from February 17 to March 18 2024, via Argentina (out and back), the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and various other destinations in the Southern Ocean.

Going South

Day 1 – Ah, the ineffable glamour of intercontinental travel!

Day 2 – Buenos Días

Day 3 – Ushered through Ushuaia

Aaaand….we’re off!

Ducking the Drake

Nearly There…final preparations!

Close Encounters of the Furred Kind

A Foyn Day

Stepping on a Fish

Detaille Oriented

Gen 2

Farewell, Antarctic Peninsula

Three Elephants in One Day

The Scenic South Orkneys

(South) Georgia On My Mind

King Haakon Bay

True Gryt

Good Fortuna

All At Sea

Stanley – nice.

Falkland Islands 1 – Saunders

Falkland Islands 2 – Carcass

Falkland Islands 3 – New Island

Back to “Reality”, or Buenos Aires, at any rate

Overwhelmed by Buenos Aires

A Colônial Visit

Fogón Conclusion. Well, sort of.

Videos – and learnings – from the Southern Ocean