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Things To Do: Lemaire Channel
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  • Written by Josilver on Sep 30, 2006
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    • Spectacular channle only navigable in good weather. Great photography spot, often called kodak gap. Often very windy

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    Directions: Start Ushuaia, travel south, turn right
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    Things To Do: Chinsptrap pengiuns nesting
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    • You would think that watching a penguin sitting on a pile of rocks wouldn't be that exciting, but I could do this for hours if I wasnt at risk of frost bite. The male penguins constantly steal rocks from other nests to give to their partners.

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    Things To Do: Ice bergs Cuverville island
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    • The rocky beach at cuverville island was covered is snall icebergs of amazing shapes and sizes. Sepctacular

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    Things To Do: Seeing Antarctica for the first time
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    • Nothing is as exciting as seeing the antarctic mainland for the first time (except seeing your first penguin) after several bumpy days crossing the drake passage.

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    Things To Do: Icebergs
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    • One thing I never became sick of during my trip to Antarctica wereice bergs they come in every shape imaginable and fantastic colours

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    Things To Do: Penguin eggs
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    • Life in atarctica is about survival of the fittest. Penguin eggs make a tasty snack for predatory birds such as the skua.

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    Things To Do: Defending the nest.
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    • Skuas are very persistant in their quest for penguin eggs, every few minutes they would swoop down and try and catch a penguin nest unguarded. This would be greeted by loud crys of alarm by the nesting penguins and agitated flapping of wings until the pesky Skua gave up

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    Things To Do: I think I can, I think I can
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    • Penguins have reason to be hesitiant in being the first to dive into the water because there may be a leopard seal waiting for lunch. Penguins rely on the safety in numbers principle, but someone has to go first and they are at most rsik of being eaten. Groups of up to a hundred penguins can spend up to 15 minutes just running up and down the shore line waiting for some one to get the courage to go first.

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    Things To Do: Rule # 1The five metre rule
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    • We were told that when in the penguin colonies we were to saty at least 5 metres away fromt he animals, the only problem was that nobody told them.

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    Things To Do: Rule # 2 Stay out of the penguins path
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    • The theory is that we are not to alter the penguins behaviour in any way so if they are walking (waddling, belly sliding) from A to B you are not to get in their way and cause them to change course. The only problem is that after watching the penguins for a while you come to the conlcusion that they have absolutely no idea where they want to go and never go in a straight line anywhere.

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    Adaptor-Plug Tue Oct 13, 2009 02:57 UTC
     I can see why why you won a prize for your writing. Enjoyed the introduction so far.... 65 mph winds, rough seas, oh heavens!    		JohnniOmani Mon Oct 12, 2009 02:58 UTC
     Wow. How did you pull of this trip? Jz ps great shots
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     I would love to do that trip!    		DennyP Fri Oct 3, 2008 03:21 UTC
     Hi Jo..great page ..photos ..and tips ..thanks for sharing it..must have been a magic experience..Denny..
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