Budget travel to Antarctica... not for those needing their personal space. Or a lot of room in general.
You can see forever, but you can´t set foot outside of the basketball-ball court sized ship. Its probably bigger than that, but it doesnt feel that way. And when you get off the boat... you cant just wander off towards the horizon. Between the glaciers, penguins and water - youre penned in again.
And the real fun is when you hit the Drake Passage between South America and Antarcica. With no land anywhere, the wind and waves dont really mellow out and it can get pretty ugly. We hit a 10 on the Beaufort Scale - gale force winds and 30 foot waves. It actually wasnt too scary - just debilitating. Everyone was too sea sick to sleep or eat... so you just lay in your bed and hope for the best as you struggle not to fall out.
But... worth it.
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| Space for 2. |
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| And thats your world during the Drake... |
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| The view. |
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