from Ushuaia, Argentina, traversing the Chilean fjord system to Valparaiso, then directly west across the South Pacific, island hopping from Robinson Crusoe Island - Isla Alejandro Selkirk - Isla Salas y Gomez - Easter Island - Ducie Island - Henderson Island - Pitcairn Island - Oeno Island - Marotiri Island - Rapa Iti - Raivavae - and concluding at Pape’ete, Tahiti.
I’ve got lectures on plate tectonics, plutonic structures and volcanism, and glaciers and glacial landforms for the first leg through the Chilean fjords and along the southern Andes ready to go, but am preparing new presentations on hot spots and seamounts, coral reef formation and evolution, and physical oceanography for the Pacific crossing. Interesting trip to pack for too, needing sub-polar gear in the fjords, to shorts and t-shirts and my snorkel kit for the Pacific.
Here’s the link to Apex Expeditions for a look at the detailed itinerary of the Pacific crossing.