Winter Has Passed And Summer Is Here
After spending two days going stir crazy aboard the Akademik Ioffe while crossing the Drake Passage, finally arriving in Antarctica south of the circle was a glorious feeling. While reaching south of an imaginary line has a somewhat curious, if not dubious feeling of accomplishment associated with it, there's no denying the fact that even though Antarctic tourism is increasing, it's still a fairly uncommon destination to get to.
Tourism season is November to March in Antarctica, which is when the temperatures are the warmest as it's the southern hemisphere's summer. It is a little strange thinking about how not-cold Antarctica will be, but comparing it to winter in the Arctic circle, Antarctic summer is so comfortable.
An iceberg drifts south of the Antarctic Circle.
