Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Antarctica, Argentina, Infinity, South America on Mar 1st, 2011
So, I’m a little late in posting this update. I wrote it while en route back from BA, but I wasn’t able to post it in Atlanta due to a short layover. And, upon arriving in Tampa, I was busy getting caught up with work and preparing for my flight out today (which I’m now […]
Posted in Antarctica, Infinity, South America on Feb 26th, 2011
I learned today that somehow I managed to break support for comments on most of my posts. Not good! I’ve fixed this for the posts on Cape Horn (Day #10), Puerto Madryn (Day #12), Sea Day #13 (Prelim Cruise Review), and Montevideo (Day #14 — today)! Earlier posts I’ll fix later (or not). Sorry… feel […]
Posted in Antarctica, Infinity, South America on Feb 25th, 2011
Another day at sea… I wonder when I’ll finally see Bill Murray? Since I haven’t written comprehensively about the ship, I thought I’d write and share the better part of my cruise review today (which seems unlikely to change radically). Ship Overall, we were impressed by the look and feel of the Celebrity Infinity. Some […]
Posted in Antarctica, Infinity, South America on Feb 19th, 2011
Well, we’re now sailing back through the Drake Passage. Seas are running ~15-20ft with winds in the 40-50 knot range. None of this is exceptional for this part of the world, but it’s certainly atypical of what one usually experiences on a Caribbean cruise. According to reports from the bridge, the visibility in Antarctica is […]
Posted in Antarctica, Infinity on Feb 18th, 2011
Ugh. What a day. After a relatively peaceful night, I awoke and flung open the curtains to see my first glimpse of Antarctica… Fog! I went out on deck: more fog. Port side: fog. Starboard side: fog. Fog, fog, and more (you guessed it) fog. Roughly an hour after reaching Elephant Island, the wind had […]