This post is part of a series called Falkland Islands, South Georgia & Antarctica In preparation for our arrival in South Georgia we were required to attend a mandatory briefing. South Georgia is an island and they do not want any alien species; as such we were required to perform biosecurity procedures, basically making sure…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Falkland Islands, South Georgia & Antarctica The Falkland Islands consist of 2 larger islands, East & West Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. They are a British overseas territory and are self-governed. The Argentines still maintain their claim over the islands (Islas Malvinas to them) despite their unsuccessful…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Falkland Islands, South Georgia & Antarctica Our first landings today – and I didn’t fall out of the Zodiac! The first stop was West Point Island, which lies just off the most north-westerly point of mainland West Falkland and boasts a population of 2 people. We walked…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Falkland Islands, South Georgia & Antarctica It was a surprisingly busy sea day as we headed for the Falkland Islands. After a 7:45 wake up call and breakfast, we had a presentation on the birds of the Falklands, got our muck boots, had a photography talk, lunch,…
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This post is part of a series called Falkland Islands, South Georgia & Antarctica Today we set sail! Before that happens, there is a lot of hurry up and wait. I have to have my bag ready and check out of the hotel by 10am. Then I need to meet the group to depart for the ship…
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This post is part of a series called Falkland Islands, South Georgia & Antarctica Remember what I said about the sunrise? Well, today I was wide awake by 3 am and was able to get outside and take some great pictures just before sunrise. The water was calm and the lights shone brightly, it was…
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This post is part of a series called Falkland Islands, South Georgia & Antarctica Not only does the sun set late here, it also rises pretty early (more on that later). After breakfast I decided to take a walk on the shorter trails here at the hotel. Cameras ready, I set off. As I stepped…
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This post is part of a series called Falkland Islands, South Georgia & Antarctica The first few days have been busy with flying, sleeping and eating. Too much of some, not enough of others! This photo of the Andes was taken leaving Santiago enroute to Buenos Aires. I did spend the night in Buenos Aires…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Falkland Islands, South Georgia & Antarctica The Trip The adventure begins with a short flight from Ottawa to Toronto, followed by a longgggg flight to Buenos Aires via Santiago. I leave Ottawa at 7pm and arrive in Buenos Aires at 3:25 pm the next day (1:25 pm Ottawa…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called River Cruise on the Rhine, Main & Danube Rivers River Cruise Photo Gallery December 2015 – January 2016
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers My last day in Vienna and I woke to beautiful sunny skies. I had nothing to do and all day to do it. I headed off to the subway to find Belvedere Palace, solely because I’d seen some nice pictures of it. The…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers I let myself sleep in today, I didn’t feel the need to be out taking pictures at 6 in the morning! To find out where things were I decided to take the Ring Tram; it does one lap of the RingStrasse with commentary….
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers I’ll admit, I’m starting to lose track of what day I’m on. Up early again, this time to get pictures of the Chain Bridge just before dawn. I had to catch the 11:40 train, so enough time for a nap, breakfast and packing….
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers My mission this morning was to get to a spot on the Buda side across from the Parliament Building half an hour before sunrise which meant setting an alarm for 5:30 am. I think it was worth it… Later that morning it was…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers Monday morning, departure day. Time to say goodbye to all the great people I’ve been living with the last 2 weeks, it really was an awesome group. We arrived in Budapest early, around 10:30 I think? Said my farewell’s and headed off to…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers Due to low water levels on the Danube, we were unable to sail directly into Budapest. This meant we had to dock in Komarom which is about 90 km away and go into Budapest by coach. Avalon was exceptionally good at getting everything…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and it’s largest city with just under 500,000 people. The city borders both Austria and Hungary, making it the only national capital that borders 2 independent countries. Our city tour took us up to the castle for…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers We were scheduled to be in Melk this morning and Durnstein this afternoon, but our itinerary was changed so that we could be in Vienna before New Years. Our tour in Melk was to the Melk Abbey, a Benedictine abbey sitting high on…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers We awoke in Passau, Germany, our last German stop. We were heading off straight away to the Czech Republic, so our bus took us up to the top of the hill so we could see the town of Passau below. Our trip…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers This was our first full day on land since Amsterdam, in the lovely city of Regensburg. Unlike Nuremburg, Regensburg didn’t sustain much damage in WWII so much of it’s medieval character has survived and the old city has been named a UNESCO world…
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