December 30, 2024 In Ushuaia we took a wildlife cruise in the Beagle Channel to see seals and penguins. The view from the ship was...

December 29, 2024 We rounded Cape Horn today. Cape Horn is the southernmost tip of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of Chile. It is where...

December 27, 2024 Today we journeyed to Palmer Station to pick up some of the scientists living in Antarctica to conduct their research....

Charlotte Bay and Culverville Island In the morning, we visited Charlotte's Bay. There were some stunning iceberg formations. We didn't...

December 25, 2024 Deception Island is a horseshoe-shaped island that was created from the caldera of a still-active volcano. Its latest...

12/24 We began our scenic cruise through Antarctica on Christmas Eve. We went to Elephant Island, but sadly saw none of the elephant...

December 22, 2024 Rockhopper Penguin and Chick Our visit to Port Stanley allowed us to see four of their five penguin species. (The...

12/20 Sadly, high winds delayed our arrival into Puerto Madryn until 1:00 in the afternoon and both of our excursions to see seals,...

12/19 Today was mostly spent relaxing in the morning and teaching form 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (time difference of 5 hours). In the...

December 18, 2024 Today we did a city tour of Punta del Este and visited the Ralli Museum. One of the many beaches of Punta del Este We...

Note: Uruguay is pronounce ( o͝orəˌɡwī). Brent went into Montevideo by himself on Tuesday, December 17 as the tour overlapped when I...

Recoleta Cemetery We began our tour of Buenos Aires with a visit to the Recoleta Cemetery where the controversial Eva Peron is now...

July 15, 2024 We had a 5 hour drive to Pousada Trijuncao. We checked in, had lunch and a little time to rest. Then we were off with...

July 14, 2024 We were able to fit in one last game drive before departing the Pantanal and flying to Brasilia-our gateway to the Cerrado....

July 13, 2024 This morning we did another game drive. It was just us and our guide, Luisa. Not as much luck this time, but we did go to...

July 12, 2024 We went out with Oncafari today for both the morning and evening. Oncafari is a Brazilian organization committed to...

July 11, 2024 We flew in a small plane from Porto Jofre to Casa Caiman around 10 in the morning. Before that we enjoyed a leisurely...

July 10, 2024 Mom – Ti and two cubs, male jaguar – Bagwa We focused on finding jaguar again today. On our way out, we enjoyed the...

July 9, 2024 Porto Jofre has the best sightings of jaguars! You are on a boat and they are on the banks of the river. They are absolutely...

July 8, 2024 We began today with an early morning game drive. The highlight was a giant anteater carrying its baby on its back. Anteater...