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Antarctica Dream Adventure 03 – Penguins At Last, West Point Island

Landing at West Point Island in the Falklands The Falkland Islands are a remote South Atlantic archipelago. Although the Falkland Islands are not deemed part of Antarctica, they are a British overseas territory, it was a thrill to be landing … Continue reading

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Antarctica Dream Adventure 02 – A Day at Sea and About Bio-Security.

Sailing from Ushuaia to West Point on West Falkland Island. Continuing our pursuit of the No. 1 item on the Bucket List, Viking Octantis left its berth on the dockside of Ushuaia and headed to West Point Island in the … Continue reading

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Antarctica Dream Adventure 01 – Ushuaia Southernmost City in the World

The Adventure starts – Circling to Land at Ushuaia First Impression of Ushuaia My initial impression was “I could easily spend two weeks here before embarking for the cruise!”. The view was stunning. I just love snow covered mountains, they … Continue reading

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Muskoxen in Nome, Alaska

Muskox (Ovibos Moschatus) – the bearded one (umingmak) Muskox live in herds of 12 to 24 in the winter and 8 to 20 in the summer. Although they do not migrate, they will range about 50 miles between summer and … Continue reading

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Katmai National Park Annual Fat Bear Competition

Annual Fat Bear Competition From its humble beginnings as Fat Bear Tuesday in 2014 to more than 800,000 votes cast last year, celebrating fat bears and Katmai National Park’s healthy ecosystem has become a tradition. For bears, fat equals survival. … Continue reading

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