{"id":88784,"date":"2024-01-16T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88784"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T23:46:18","slug":"88784","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88784","title":{"rendered":"Antarctic \u5357\u6781"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"frame-outer  size-thumbnail wp-image-90541 alignleft\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_0452-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-90541 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_0452-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88784\">Antarctic<\/a> trip is long and exciting. We see more wildlife than I anticipated. The kayaking @ St. Andrew&#8217;s Bay &amp; Cobblers Cove, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46024\">paddle boarding<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89620\">Copacabana Beach<\/a> are simply wonderful.<\/p>\n<p>My itinerary is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88991\">Buenos Aires<\/a> \u2192\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88993\">Ushuaia<\/a>&#x2194;<a href=\"http:\/\/bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88989\"><em>Diana<\/em><\/a> \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88991\">Buenos Aires<\/a> &#x2194;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88999\">Rio de Janeiro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The duration is from Tuesday, January 16 to Wednesday, February 14, visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88991\">Buenos Aires<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88993\">Ushuaia<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88999\">Rio de Janeiro<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=84916\">cruise<\/a> to the Antarctic is on board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=83886\">Swan Hellenic<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88989\"><em>Diana<\/em><\/a> for 18 days, Jan 21 to Feb 7: <em>In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89103\">Shackleton<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swanhellenic.com\/cruise\/diana-in-shackleton-footsteps-21-jan-2024?seats=2\">Footsteps<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  alignnone size-medium wp-image-94683\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6465.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6465-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6465-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6465-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6465-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6465.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A few reading materials:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89103\">Endurance<\/a> Shackleton\u2019s Incredible Voyage <\/em>(1959 by Lansing)<\/li>\n<li><em>Ernest Shackleton Going South<\/em> (2016 by Benge)<\/li>\n<li>Edith Maslin &#8220;Jackie&#8221; Ronne &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireneeng.com\/?p=9723\">1st woman<\/a> @ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=71738\">Stonington<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89814\">Captain Nathaniel Palmer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><sup>My itinerary <\/sup><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88991\">Buenos Aires<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88993\">Ushuaia<\/a>&#x2194;<a href=\"http:\/\/bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88989\"><em>Diana<\/em><\/a>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89014\">Falkland<\/a>: West Point, Saunders Island &#8211; South Sandwich Islands <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saunders_Island,_South_Sandwich_Islands\">wiki<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=96509\">Port Stanley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89012\">South Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89250\">Antarctic Peninsula<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88999\">Rio de Janeiro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Because of the three round trips, we used the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89591\">airport lounges<\/a> a few times. At our last layover in Atlanta, we get to visit newly opened (that morning) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89686\">Amex Centurion @ ATL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>US&#x2194;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88991\">Buenos Aires<\/a> on Delta<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88991\">BA<\/a>&#x2194;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88993\">Ushuaia<\/a> on chartered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89460\">Aerolineas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88991\">BA<\/a>&#x2194;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88999\">Rio<\/a>\u00a0on British Air<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A few geographical terms (hope I got it right): <span style=\"color: #999999;\">Antarctic \u5357\u6781, <a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89256\">Antarctica<\/a> \u5357\u6781\u6d32, \u00a0<a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89250\">Antarctic Peninsula<\/a> \u5357\u6781\u534a\u5c9b &amp; Antarctic Circle \u5357\u6781\u5708<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Antarctic<\/em> is an area, includes <em>Antarctica<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Antarctica<\/em> is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89256\">7 continents<\/a>, sits almost entirely south of the <a title=\"Antarctic Circle\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antarctic_Circle\">Antarctic Circle<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89250\"><em>Antarctic Peninsula<\/em><\/a>, the continent Antarctica&#8217;s mainland.<\/li>\n<li>Antarctic Circle, is the most southerly of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of Earth, per <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antarctic_Circle\">wiki<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Unlike our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=83886\">Arctic trip<\/a> where we saw more humans than animals, this trip we saw plenty animals and very few humans. Kayaking at St. Andrews Bay and Cove, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46024\">paddle boarding<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=89620\">Copacabana Beach<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=41944\">polar plunge<\/a> are some memorable activities.<\/p>\n<p>The trip is wildlife overdose: goming to Antarctica is to see the penguins, seals and more wildlife. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=83886\">Arctic<\/a>, on the other hand, we saw more humans \u2026)<\/p>\n<p>The first circumnavigation of Antartica was done <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_8725.jpg\">Nov 1996 to Jan 1997<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-91440\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_8725.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-91440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_8725-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Antarctic trip is long and exciting. We see more wildlife than I anticipated. The kayaking @ St. Andrew&#8217;s Bay &amp; Cobblers Cove, and paddle boarding at Copacabana Beach are simply wonderful. My itinerary is Buenos Aires \u2192\u00a0Ushuaia&#x2194;Diana \u2192 Buenos Aires &#x2194;\u00a0Rio de Janeiro. The duration is from Tuesday, January 16 to Wednesday, February 14, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-antarctic-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88784"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96511,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88784\/revisions\/96511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}