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Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula

A first-person, day-by-day trip report of sea kayaking among calving glaciers and iceberg fields, distinct from ship-based hiking or Zodiac cruising content.

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A group of chinstrap penguins on a snowy slope overlooks a cove filled with icebergs and brash ice, with snow-capped peaks visible across the water under partly cloudy skies. - Photo by Deanna Wong on Unsplashtrip report

Paddling Through Ice: A Kayaker's Diary of Cierva Cove

A first-person diary of kayaking through Cierva Cove's icebergs and leopard seals on the Antarctic Peninsula, from Ushuaia embarkation to the cove's coldest, quietest ten minutes.

Marcus Rivera

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