Day 1 - Flying
Day 2 - World Cup
Day 3 - Buenos Aires
Day 4 - Ushuaia
Day 5 - Drake Passage
Day 6 - Antarctic Circle
Day 7 - Antarctica
Day 8 - Antarctica
Day 9 - Antarctica
Day 10 - Antarctica
Day 11 - Antarctica
Day 12 - Drake Shake
Day 13 - Ushuaia
Day 14 - Return
Antarctica
Finally made it to the seventh continent.
There are relatively few ways to get to Antarctica; the most "affordable" way is to take a cruise through one of the many Antarctica expedition operators. The recent explosion of popularity of Antarctic expeditions means there are quite a few new ships operating there, including both the National Geographic Endurance and her sister ship National Geographic Resolution launched in 2020. I'm not sure National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions is the best way to go, but Antarctica is a bucket list trip for a reason.
Day 1 - day of flying begins.
Day 2 - arrival in Argentina in time for the World Cup finals.
Day 3 - touring Buenos Aires.
Day 4 - post-World Cup chaos, before the flight to Ushuaia and departure to Antarctica.
Day 5 - the Drake Passage was relatively calm for the push south towards Antarctica.
Day 6 - crossing the Antarctic Circle.
Day 7 - setting foot on Antarctica for the first time: Marguerite Bay and Stonington Island
Day 8 - Pourquoi Pas island, Horseshoe Island, and walking on an ice shelf for Christmas Eve.
Day 9 - Emperor penguin, cruising the Gunnel Channel, orcas and humpbacks on the way to Skog Bay on Christmas Day.
Day 10 - returning north of the Antarctic Circle to Petermann Island and Pleneau Island.
Day 11 - one last continental landing in Neko Harbor, zodiac cruise with humpback and minke whales in Paradise Bay, topped off with orcas right off the bow.
Day 12 - the Drake Passage becomes the Drake Shake in the evening and into the night.
Day 13 - morning of rough seas, piano concert, and arrival in Ushuaia.
Day 14 - three flights and one way too long a layover on return home.