Category: Travel

Sunshine and flat seas. We are slowly sailing into Esperanza base. Nice morning light for photos up on deck 8. Decided to do breakfast in the Rockhopper Restaurant. Wonderful sleep even with a bit of rocking and rolling of the seas first up. It was calmer when we turned into Antarctic Sound. We ended up…

Awoke at 6.30 way before alarm to a beautiful sunrise. We were anchored near Hydrurga Rocks which is our first landing site. A very good nights sleep, we are all weary at days end. Usual routine, breaky, back to cabin to put the shore gear on and await the call to Mudroom to don life…

Eyes open today after a good nights sleep anchored near Port Lockroy. We have a good 10-15 cm of snow on our balcony and as the fog cleared I could see Port Lockroy in the distance. Unfortunately the crew that staff Port Lockroy left about a week ago and while we can go ashore and…

We awoke sailing up the Penola Strait at 3 degrees with an overcast sky. Heading for Yalour Islands. A fairly calm trip overnight, but did take a seasick tablet as the ship was moving about a bit. Photography boats are being called for so we have our names down, hoping for Richard today. We meet…

Overnight we sailed from Horseshoe Island within the Antarctic Circle to Prospect Point which is a landing on the Antarctic continent as opposed to Antarctic Islands.  The trip overnight was out in the weather again – a bit rocky and rolly but ok. It was obviously cold overnight as our balcony is covered in snow…

Awoke before breaksfast call to the most stunning views of icebergs out the window. Steve was eager to get out and off he went. I layered up a little to go outside on the observation decks. Man it was cold and very windy, but the scenery just takes your breath away. So today we are…

A delightful sleep. We are all weary and falling asleep in lectures etc, so it was needed. Awoke to a very calm rolling sea, on the ships front camera there was a bit of sunrise colour so I threw on some clothes and went wandering. Found the last bit of ship I hadn’t seen which…

A swirly night, a fair bit of movement- sleep was a bit hard to manage. We have taken our seasick pills and so far, so good. Feel queasy but not sick. Managed a shower with the rocking and rolling of the ship. Then down for breakfast and then readied for some bird photography up on…