Ryan’s Falkland Islands Expedition with Atlas Ocean Voyages

Penguins, Glaciers, and a Broken iPhone

What do penguins, glaciers, a broken iPhone, and a Land Rover crossing soft peatland have in common? They’re all part of Ryan’s expedition to the Falkland Islands with Atlas Ocean Voyages.

In this week’s episode of One Slice at a Time, Stephanie and Ryan dig into a 16-day adventure that stretched from Buenos Aires to Uruguay, the Falkland Islands, the Drake Passage, and the Chilean fjords.

From the moment Ryan stepped off the plane in Argentina, the tone was set:
• Kensington Tours handled his private touring
• He visited the Recoleta Cemetery, the Casa Rosada balcony, and ate classic Argentine pizza
• A wine-blending experience in Montevideo became a memorable disaster when the bottle didn’t survive the trip home

The real highlight came with the Falkland Islands — particularly the “Picnic with Penguins” excursion. Ryan rode 90 minutes off-road through sponge-soft peatland to reach thousands of rockhopper penguins perched along the cliffs during nesting season.

Then came the whales, the weather shifts, the glacier science lecture interrupted by “ship noise,” and the moment the entire ship watched a glacier calve right after their group photo.

Ryan also talks about life on Atlas: the dining, the service, the nearly one-to-one staff ratio, and the kindness of a crew member who lent him his personal phone after Ryan’s brand-new iPhone died on day two.

If you’re curious about expedition travel — or want to join Ryan’s Antarctica group next November — click this link!