Boat Cruise

Our little antartica trip

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January 23rd 2009
Not really. still can't afford the US$5000 real trip, but we did get within 900km on our little boat trip out to see some more penguins and seals out of Ushuaia. There were 2 styles of boat trips to choose, a smaller more intimate trip that didn't go as far and a Larger more cruise boat style that went for 5.5 hours. Carol was worried that the bigger boat would be full of old people. We chose the ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more