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Antarctica.....The Land of Ice, Whales and some Seals!

February 29th 2020
With sadness we’ve left the South Georgia Islands behind. We can imagine that many a passenger have felt similar emotions and, in an effort, to buoy our spirits Quark threw a BBQ on the aft deck! What kind of craziness is this? A bit frigid but stimulating and for world adventurers we found it an exquisite idea. So yes, we wanted to embrace all that we could and grabbed an outdoor table rather t ... read more
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21st August 2020

Did we see a Blue Whale?
You said that you might have seen a Blue Whale. We went on a whale watching trip in Sri Lanka some years ago. We were told that one of the whales we saw was a blue whale. But I doubt that it was true. I think they just said that to make us happy. By the way, the only time I've seen a film clip of David Attenborough where he actually looses control and is anable to speak was when he was riding in a boat just nest to a blue whale. When he reached out and touched it he just kept saying "It's a blue whale, it's a blue whale" over and over again. /Ake
21st August 2020

Blue Whale
I do believe a blue whale was spotted because one of the passengers got a photo. We can't say we saw it. It was too far away. I might question it if they hadn't had a giant telephoto lens. MJ

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