Today I left Argentina; a ten hour bus ride got me from Salta to San Pedro de Atacama and over the border into Chile; I got there in the late afternoon, moved into my hostal room and started to check out the town.
Trip to Salinas Grandes
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Today was my third day in Salta – and I had signed up for a mega-tour – going about 550km. We started in the early morning (with the offroad version of a Renault Kangoo) – roughly following the route of … Continue reading
Salta
Today I had to get my bus ticket for the drive up to San Pedro a few days later; so I decided to stay in and explore the town of Salta.
Of course I had took the opportunity to take the Teleferico up Cerro San Bernado to get up St. Bernard mountain for a different perspective the city; my walk around also covered the churches in town, as well as a number of museums.
Cafayate
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The second part of my trip had started; I made it all the way from Argentina’s deep South to its high North – the Salta / Jujuy region. I had specifically picked this region, as contrast against the icy wonders, … Continue reading
Back to Ushuaia
The final morning on board … making our way back through the Beagle Channel to Ushuaia – where it all started around 1.5 weeks back.
Here we de-boarded and – after some short time in Ushuaia (enough for a farewell lunch) made it to the airport to fly out and back to Buenos Aires.
The Drake … back
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We left Antarctica, heading back to Ushuaia – and through the Drake Passage once more (just the other direction). Conditions turned out better than on the way down; the program was similar with plenty of lectures – though many just … Continue reading
Skiing on Livingston Island
As the mountaineers were quiet unlucky with the weather for the trip so far, we were invited to join for cross-country skiing.
I never had been on skis before – so here I was – on Livingston Island (at 62° 36′ S, 60° 30′ W) putting on skis the first time ever.
During the trip the conditions changed and we ended up in the middle of a snowstorm, with the visibility dropping to around three to five meters – a near-white-out.
Deception Island
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We were considerably further North when we woke up this morning. Shortly later the captained maneuvered the ship ‘into’ Deception Island (at 62° 58.6′ S, 60° 39′ W), basically a volcano’s caldera, flooded by seawater through a small (but navigable) … Continue reading
Heading North …
We were heading North again, once we were all back on board. The South Shetland Islands were on the plan for the following day.
Damoy Point
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From Port Lockroy we made the short distance to Damoy Point (at 64° 49′ S, 63° 32′ W) for our last proper penguin encounter. We again left the ship by zodiacs to get onshore for a walk in the snow.