First of all, many thanks to the five-star rated crofter, firstly for posting this and next week's links for me as I will be AWOL, and secondly for encouraging me to set the links in the face of such dereliction of duty!
In fact, as you read this, I should have set sail from Ushuaia and be traversing the South Atlantic Ocean en route to The Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica. This was planned last February, when I had a carpe diem moment as I looked at some stunning photos of Antarctic glaciers.
The first port of call will be West Falklands and Port Stanley, with Christmas Day spent in Grytviken , an old whaling station and the final resting place of Ernest Shackleton.