Category Archives: Antarctica

Frozen Waters Seven: Antarctica

Posted on October 27, 2018 by kcbernick

February, 2017 Antarctica is the fifth largest continent, covering 5.4 million square miles. There are three ice sheet covering about 98% of the continent, the Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. … Continue reading →

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Frozen Waters Eight: Antarctic Islands

Posted on October 23, 2018 by kcbernick

February, 2017 Decepción Island is the caldera of an active volcano which last erupted in 1970. Over half of the island is covered by thin glaciers. It is also covered with about 100,000 nesting pairs of chinstrap penguins. The volcano … Continue reading →

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Falling Waters Eighteen: Chile and Antarctica

Posted on October 1, 2018 by kcbernick

What’s a good way to fritter away a lot of time? Start blogging about your travels. For me, it’s not just about posting my amateur photos, it’s about learning. I spend more time researching than I do writing, and I … Continue reading →

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Falling Waters Five – Yosemite Falls, California

Posted on September 6, 2018 by kcbernick

Fall, 2009 and Spring, 2013 Yosemite Falls is the tallest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, third tallest in the United States (Hawaii has two that are taller), the 20th tallest in the world, not counting underwater falls. I had not … Continue reading →

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Following Shackleton

Posted on February 25, 2017 by kcbernick

Friday, February 24, 2017 Whales and penguins over breakfast – yes! We sailed past Elephant Island in the fog this morning, where Ernest Shackleton and his crew had landed after having to abandon their ship, the Endurance, which had been crushed … Continue reading →

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But Wait! There’s More! South Shetlands

Posted on February 24, 2017 by kcbernick

Thursday, February 23, 2017 The morning started out cloudy, and there was a little rain and snow early on. The seas remain fairly calm. We sailed along the South Shetland Island Archipelago today. I thought we saw lots of glaciers … Continue reading →

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Screaming 60’s?

Posted on February 23, 2017 by kcbernick

Monday, February 21, 2017 This is the term given to the gale force winds that are not unusual in this latitude. Fortunately, it didn’t apply today, and even the Captain is surprised at how calm the seas are. We are … Continue reading →

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Cape Horn and the Ferocious Fifties

Posted on February 21, 2017 by kcbernick

Monday, February 20, 2017 We got up early today to witness the rounding of Cape Horn. The cape was named for the town of Hoorn in the Netherlands, where Captain Willem Corneliszoon Schouten was looking for an alternate passage to the … Continue reading →

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Watch Your Heads, Guys!

Posted on February 20, 2017 by kcbernick

We heard that several times during today’s excursion. Sunday, February 19, 2017 Amazingly, we had another mostly sunny day, but rain would not have deterred us. The motto of today’s tour company, Canal Fun & Nature Excursions is “Never judge a … Continue reading →

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All Dressed up With Nowhere to Go

Posted on February 17, 2017 by kcbernick

Or, how we didn’t get to go to Antarctica after all. Thursday, February 16, 2017 We had been warned that there was only a 50/50 chance that we would be able to go to Antarctica, but we were willing to … Continue reading →

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