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Steve Howell and Luke Seitz
![This tour offers a wonderful opportunity for visiting the Great White South in comfort...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494469169_ffa932cb7c_b.jpg?)
This tour offers a wonderful opportunity for visiting the Great White South in comfort…
![As well as great pelagic birding, with albatrosses sometimes at eye level—like this Antipodes Wandering Albatross!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494584125_0467bf43df_b.jpg?)
As well as great pelagic birding, with albatrosses sometimes at eye level—like this Antipodes Wandering Albatross!
![Of ten albatross species we have seen on this route, our first is likely to be the widespread Black-browed,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494317383_6c9f7e64cd_b.jpg?)
Of ten albatross species we have seen on this route, our first is likely to be the widespread Black-browed,
![And Southern Right Whales are regular in these waters.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494167421_7a26afa78a_b.jpg?)
And Southern Right Whales are regular in these waters.
![As we head south off the coast of Argentina, a Spectacled Petrel may stand out among large rafts of Great Shearwaters, but the poorly known Cape Verde Shearwater is easily missed—can you spot it?](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53495717967_7ec396a408_b.jpg?)
As we head south off the coast of Argentina, a Spectacled Petrel may stand out among large rafts of Great Shearwaters, but the poorly known Cape Verde Shearwater is easily missed—can you spot it?
![Our first landing is Punta Arenas, Chile, where we’ll look for the odd little Magellanic Plover, in its own family Pluvianellidae (and for which ‘Ruby-eyed Pluvianellus’ would be a much sexier name!)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494583880_47d76c5e57_b.jpg?)
Our first landing is Punta Arenas, Chile, where we’ll look for the odd little Magellanic Plover, in its own family Pluvianellidae (and for which ‘Ruby-eyed Pluvianellus’ would be a much sexier name!)
![Next stop Ushuaia, southernmost town in the world, where with luck we’ll find the impressive Magellanic Woodpecker, here an adult male (right) with begging juvenile male.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494468969_be76f8f17e_b.jpg?)
Next stop Ushuaia, southernmost town in the world, where with luck we’ll find the impressive Magellanic Woodpecker, here an adult male (right) with begging juvenile male.
![And these will be our last trees for more than a week!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494584080_f74cc7ca69_b.jpg?)
And these will be our last trees for more than a week!
![After passing by Cape Horn we’ll head into the Drake Passage, where we should encounter the majestic Snowy Wandering Albatross.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494469214_06257a0a14_b.jpg?)
After passing by Cape Horn we’ll head into the Drake Passage, where we should encounter the majestic Snowy Wandering Albatross.
![As well as large whales, we have been lucky enough to see Gray’s Beaked Whale in these waters.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494583950_7eac59b315_b.jpg?)
As well as large whales, we have been lucky enough to see Gray’s Beaked Whale in these waters.
![Who knows where or when our first iceberg will be, or what it will look like.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494469199_9d6d70ee93_b.jpg?)
Who knows where or when our first iceberg will be, or what it will look like.
![Groups of Pintado Petrels joining the ship (spot the Antarctic Prion) usually mean land is not far off...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53497057530_8cbf0c9757_b.jpg?)
Groups of Pintado Petrels joining the ship (spot the Antarctic Prion) usually mean land is not far off…
![And glacier-cloaked islands may appear from the mist](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53496787098_392e589834_b.jpg?)
And glacier-cloaked islands may appear from the mist
![As Chinstrap Penguins porpoise alongside us...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53496759193_73f7cb5c74_b.jpg?)
As Chinstrap Penguins porpoise alongside us…
![We may even see penguins flying—through water, their true element.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53495717962_33f0ec3813_b.jpg?)
We may even see penguins flying—through water, their true element.
![The constantly changing scenery can be mesmerizing, fifty shades of white...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494317288_73a9b72cd4_b.jpg?)
The constantly changing scenery can be mesmerizing, fifty shades of white…
![...and counting.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494584000_9738815908_b.jpg?)
…and counting.
![As we enjoy penguins on icebergs...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53493276997_f19851759e_b.jpg?)
As we enjoy penguins on icebergs…
![And hope for a close pass by the ethereal Snow Petrel](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494317218_bfcdf1b317_b.jpg?)
And hope for a close pass by the ethereal Snow Petrel
![Or perhaps a pod of Killer Whales, here practice-hunting a Gentoo Penguin!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494167326_b89658ddd4_b.jpg?)
Or perhaps a pod of Killer Whales, here practice-hunting a Gentoo Penguin!
![Heading back to sea across the Drake we should see the iconic Light-mantled Sooty Albatross](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494583980_1aed80d963_b.jpg?)
Heading back to sea across the Drake we should see the iconic Light-mantled Sooty Albatross
![And with luck the dapper and dashing Blue Petrel](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494167491_26bb887539_b.jpg?)
And with luck the dapper and dashing Blue Petrel
![The colorful waterfront (and famous whale-bone arch) of Port Stanley herald our arrival to the remote Falkland Islands....](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494317333_7855ae96ec_b.jpg?)
The colorful waterfront (and famous whale-bone arch) of Port Stanley herald our arrival to the remote Falkland Islands….
![Where the spectacular King Penguin colony will be an undoubted highlight](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494317198_d76a07b23f_b.jpg?)
Where the spectacular King Penguin colony will be an undoubted highlight
![Even for non-birders!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53493331147_cc6ec19ba2_b.jpg?)
Even for non-birders!
![Gentoo Penguins, ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494469039_0f200e0e9b_b.jpg?)
Gentoo Penguins, …
![Rufous-chested Plover...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53497078480_9cb5189c2c_b.jpg?)
Rufous-chested Plover…
![And White-bridled Finch may add extra color.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53495745532_17490575fb_b.jpg?)
And White-bridled Finch may add extra color.
![Deep offshore waters on our homebound route add new pelagic species, such as Soft-plumaged Petrel...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494469134_73d32885d6_b.jpg?)
Deep offshore waters on our homebound route add new pelagic species, such as Soft-plumaged Petrel…
![And Atlantic Petrel, before return to ‘the real world,’](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53494201686_cdcc10d322_b.jpg?)
And Atlantic Petrel, before return to ‘the real world,’
![Where memories of our amazing voyage will last a lifetime.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53493277047_29e10cfea1_b.jpg?)
Where memories of our amazing voyage will last a lifetime.