Now that she?s seen Antarctica, this ninety-one year old traveler has seen almost every corner of the earth. She saw Antarctica in person, not on television or in a magazine. This was her first sighting of Antarctica, though she?d been to its continent two times prior. She flew over Antarctica, though she never did land.

The fjords, mountain peaks and glaciers offered her gorgeous vantage points as she traveled across this icy wilderness. At one point they even descended to 300 feet above the ground. Fog shrouded one mountain range they flew past. They couldn?t have asked for better weather for viewing. The sun was bright in the sky and it was absolutely clear. They flew through sub-freezing air, even though the flight took place at the end of March, which is technically still in the Antarctic Summer. The flight came with a naturalist who was both tour guide and lecturer. The scientist was currently working in Antarctica. You’ll get further resources on Cruises to Antarctica by visiting there.

She really wanted to see penguins, as she?s been interested in birds her entire life. She didn?t see any on the flight, but her daughter did. The daughter was sitting at a different window. A cruise ship took them to the Falkland Islands, which are right by Argentina. She took a boat to the East Falkland Islands, where she was able to see hundreds of Magellan penguins on one beach. Magellan penguins are the tallest you will find.

After flying for sixteen hours from the United States, they cruised from a South American city. They visited many South American ports and then were asked if they?d like to swim in the ship?s pool. She jumped right in, not worrying about how very cold it was, and earned a certificate for having done so.

When the cruise ship got to Chile, passengers traveled via bus to tour Santiago before they flew to Rio.No one could have asked for better weather during their three week cruise. Even the difficult to find Southern Cross, the smallest constellation, was visible to all passengers. You can get the best great antarctic cruise information by visiting this website.

One big city and a major river were all this ninety-one year-old tourist had seen during her previous visit to South America. Because she was able to see the devastation visited upon the rain forest around that river in the few years between her visits, she is deeply concerned about the loss of bird habitat. She has even been on Safari in Africa. A previous trip to left Antarctica as the final continent to tour. She completed that collection with her recent trip to Antarctica.

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