once-in-a-lifetime

To anticipate it: We are already back in Berlin and need to process the impressions of our trip first. The blog, which also serves as a diary for us, will help us with this....

Today is our last full day in Chile. We are certainly looking forward to not having to live out of a backpack anymore. However, we have grown to love Chile so much and we are...

We spend our last days in the southern hemisphere in Santiago. Yesterday (18th) we visited many important points in the city. It was Saturday and it seemed like all Chileans...

Before I write this text, a note: Dear mother-in-law, don't worry. Everything is fine and will remain so! After having wonderful and carefree days in the wine region (see...

Today, despite the heat, we decided to explore the wine country on borrowed mountain bikes. Unfortunately, almost the entire country is privately owned. Everything is fenced...

To anticipate, we have not experienced an earthquake so far, although we are in a region where the earth constantly shakes. A few days ago, the earth shook in Argentina, about...

at Paola

The next morning was perfect hiking weather. We set off for Laguna Blanca, accompanied by three of the Labrador retrievers that belong to the farm. Great dogs! On the way...

On the previous day, we drove to our next destination Fundo Laguna Blanka in very bad weather. On the way there, we made a detour to the city of Temucu, which not only serves as...

In Pucón

Today was a beautifully sunny day. We set out to see the rapids of Petrohué and go on a hike at Osorno volcano. The rapids were as expected, very beautiful. The national park...

Today we left Patagonia and flew 1,400 km as the crow flies to Puerto Montt. There we picked up the rental car and started the next leg of our journey. In the next few days, we...

Today we arrived in Punto Arenas, the city on the Magellan Strait discovered 500 years ago. This is where our journey to Antarctica started and later continued to Torres del...

Today we returned to Chile. On the way back, we wanted to spend our last pesos at the last gas station before the border. However, the gasoline was limited to 15 liters (1,000...

The sequence of images shows the calving of Perito Moreno. In the first image, I have outlined in red the piece that is breaking off. It is in the middle of the lower third....

The Perito Moreno Glacier is a highlight of our tour. Although we have seen many glaciers in Antarctica, we are very impressed with this glacier. The numbers speak for...

Today we made our way to Argentina. The country welcomes us with a dilapidated-looking border post. We continue towards La Esperanza (which translates to 'Hope'), as there is...

My cold didn't allow for anything else today than to take a day off. After all, we have already had 3 weeks with many different activities behind us. There was always action...

No, not in the zoo, but in the wild! Today, the alarm went off at 05:10 am. After a good breakfast, we headed to the famous Torres del Paine National Park. The roads here are...

After crossing a relatively calm Drake Passage and the Strait of Magellan, we arrived in Punta Arenas today around 06:00 AM, the place where the extraordinary adventure started...

Today is our last day at sea. The journey took us across the Drake Passage (once again Drake Lake with waves of only about 4 meters) back to the coast of Argentina. We are...

Christmas in Antarctica is truly a unique experience. We reached Deception Island and sailed through a very narrow entrance called Neptune's Bellows into Whalers Bay. There is a...

After the landing at Vernadsky Station was not possible, the ship headed to Damoy Point. There are also research facilities located there, but they are currently not occupied....

Heute sind wir ganz früh um 05:30 aufgestanden, um die Einfahrt in den Lemaire-Kanal mitzuerleben. Fantastisch, diese Eindrücke. Zumal wir nun die Bekanntschaft mit dichter...

Our next destination is Danco Island. We will have to sail all night. By the way, the sunset is at 23:20 and it doesn't get really dark. Sunrise is at 02:40. Whales will be...

... and penguins! But let's start at the beginning, which already started the night before at 23:00. The captain set course for Snow Hill. It was clear that there was no...

Today we started the attempt to land on the mainland. We are incredibly lucky again. No sea ice in the bay. The water is calm, the wind a bit chilly. We can disembark and set...

It is 19:00. Already half an hour before, we are standing on deck in full gear, ready for the first shore excursion in Antarctica. The tension is rising. We belong to the last...

Today we reached the South Shetlands. Calm sea and beautiful weather welcome us. The day starts for Ruth and me at 06:00, as we didn't want to miss the first iceberg. And...

2 days at sea take us across the Drake Passage from Cape Horn to Antarctica. The big question at the beginning was: Will it be Drake Lake or Drake Shake? Will it be a smooth...