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December 18, 2002 Santiago to Ushuaia to Beagle Channel
December 19, 2002 At sea en route to Falkland Islands Sunrise: 4:53am I tried a We were introduced to the staff that will be guiding us on our trip by Klemens Puetz. Only three English lecturers – one ornithologist (Greg Homel), one geologist (Jim Davis), and one marine mammal expert (Bill Merilees) to cover everything else! There are six German lecturers. We should have learned German… First Landing: Falkland Islands |
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A flight to Ushuaia, Argentina in Tierra del Fuego and we’re getting closer... Ushuaia is the southern-most city on the world. 
We took a short tour before embarking and were on our way at 8:00pm. It was surprising to see how very green and lush everything is here. Larry said it reminded him of British Columbia.
We’re on the boat!!! It’s absolutely beautiful. And our cabin is right behind the bridge – just a short walk to what is an honest to goodness open bridge – you can go out there any time to watch. 154 passengers and 100 crew members seems like a good ratio to us. This is going to be great!
high-tech drug-free alternative to prevent motion sickness - a sea-sick watch. It didn’t work. I got motion sickness patches which had worked before. No luck. More drugs please???