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Antarctica Dream Adventure 6 – Grytviken, Old Whaling Station
South Georgia The next visit on the Antarctica Dream Adventure was South Georgia, an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of “South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands”. The first landing was … Continue reading
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Antarctica Dream Adventure 05 – Birds and Bergs en route to South Georgia Island
Farewell Falklands Having had two great shore excursions, Octantis now gets underway for South Georgia Island. The journey will take two days, but we will be moving into Antarctica as the Island is classified as part of Antarctica. The Antarctica … Continue reading
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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
Posted in Antarctica Adventure, Birds, Landscapes
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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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