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Ushuaia
Drake Passage
Aitcho Island
Hannah Point
Deception Island
Paradise Bay
Port Lockroy
Palmer Station
Lemaire Channel
Neko Harbor
Cuverville Island
Gerlache Strait
Cierva Cove
Half Moon Island
Falkland Islands
Torres del Paine
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Trip Preparation

Getting Around:

Round Trip Air Phoenix/Chicago/Buenos Aires, Argentina: $1200
One Way Air Buenos Aires, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina: $300
One Way Air Falklands to Punta Arenas, Chile: $420
One Way Air Punta Arenas, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina: $270
Antarctic Peninsula Cruise: $3500
Trip Insurance: $500
Vaccinations: none
Visas: none
Guidebooks: Lonely Planet Antarctica
Lonely Planet Chile
Lonely Planet Argentina

Clothing I had to purchase for the trip:

rubber boots $15
Gortex shell jacket + down liner $240 (super discount)
Gortex pants $100
Gortex hiking boots $80 (super discount)
2 pairs fleece long johns $30x2=$60
2 fleece shirts $30x2=$60
fleece vest $34 (super discount)
fleece hat $10
Glove liners $15

Clothing I already had for the trip:

Wool socks Ski Goggles
UV sunglasses 2 pairs Gortex gloves
face mask
jeans, t-shirts, etc.

Equipment brought on the trip:

Nikkor 28-75mm lens + polarizer filter Sigma 70-300mm lens + polarizer filter
5 rolls Fuji Velvia slide film (not nearly enough) 5 rolls Kodachrome slide film (not nearly enough)
monopod Slik mini-tripod
Nikon 8008 camera body Magellan handheld GPS
large backpack medium backpack
travelers guitar  

Did I miss something that you thought I would bring? Send me email and ask me! I might post a Did-Not-Bring table here.


Mick@micktravels.com