Myke's Photo Gallery: Day 12: Beagle Channel and Ushuaia
March 15, 2019

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We made it back to South America today! As we approached the Beagle Channel, there was a call on the intercom about someone seeing whales breaching so we all raced to the deck. Someone else said they also saw dolphins jumping out of the water, but they were all too far away to see anything or I missed it. There were dozens of Albatross birds flying all around the ship though. It was quite windy but they just soared through the air without even needing to flap their wings. They were clearly enjoying it.

As we got into the channel, a ship’s pilot from Ushuaia joined up with us and climbed on board to navigate through the channel. This meant that the bridge was closed to guests so we watched from the decks. As we approached the port, I joked that the captain was going to pull a move out of the Fast and the Furious with spinning the ship around and sliding into the pier. While not quite that fast, he did basically parallel park the giant 124-meter long ship in between two other ships…in reverse. It was impressive to watch.

We had our wrap-up ceremony where we got to see some of the amazing photos from photo guides Kyle and Sam, then we headed into town just for a little bit to stretch our legs. We got back on board and closed the night out in the ship’s bar.

The country of Chile on our Port side
The country of Chile on our Port side
And Argentina on the Starboard side
And Argentina on the Starboard side
Dozens of Albatross birds were circling our ship as we approached the channel
Dozens of Albatross birds were circling our ship as we approached the channel
Another one of the Albatross surfing on the windy day
Another one of the Albatross surfing on the windy day
Not sure which kind of Albatross this is
Not sure which kind of Albatross this is
Black-browed Albatross
Black-browed Albatross
Our Albatross friend, up close and personal
Our Albatross friend, up close and personal
Another bird soaring through the wind
Another bird soaring through the wind
Approaching the Beagle Channel
Approaching the Beagle Channel
The Pilot Boat meets us at the beginning of the channel
The Pilot Boat meets us at the beginning of the channel
Pilot Boat
Pilot Boat
Approaching the town of Ushuaia
Approaching the town of Ushuaia
The Port of Ushuaia
The Port of Ushuaia
Captain backing up the ship while the Pilot watches
Captain backing up the ship while the Pilot watches
Parallel parking a 124 meter cruise ship
Parallel parking a 124 meter cruise ship
Backing up...
Backing up...
A container ship, the Argentino II, also moored on the same pier
A container ship, the Argentino II, also moored on the same pier
Pulling along side the pier
Pulling along side the pier
Jeremy taking a picture of the docking process
Jeremy taking a picture of the docking process
Centurión del Atlántico, a fishing boat, also at port
Centurión del Atlántico, a fishing boat, also at port
The town of Ushuaia
The town of Ushuaia
The port of Ushuaia
The port of Ushuaia
Our amazingly awesome expedition staff from Quark Expeditions
Our amazingly awesome expedition staff from Quark Expeditions
The pier at night
The pier at night
The stern of the Ocean Diamond, tied up at port
The stern of the Ocean Diamond, tied up at port
The Ocean Diamond and other vessels at night
The Ocean Diamond and other vessels at night
Hard Rock Cafe in town
Hard Rock Cafe in town
Police boats at night
Police boats at night