Mario Zucchelli Station, Terra Nova Bay
Wednesday, 25th Finally, after 9 days at sea, with no landings thus far, we all were ecstatic to be able to land and stretch our legs on terra firma in Terra Nova Bay on a gloriously sunny day! The Italian…
2017
Campbell Glacier and Drygalski Ice Tongue, Terra Nova Bay
Tuesday, January 24th On the morning of the 24th we went on a zodiac exploration of the Campbell blue ice glacier (74º25’S 164º22’E), situated in the northern end of Terra Nova Bay, on the Victoria Coast. It is named after…
Ice floes and Coulman Island
Monday, January 23rd On our way to Coulman Island Captain Dag and our ice navigator Capt Uli steered the ship through some rather densely packed ice floes; always a favorite to watch from deck 7 forward. Upon arrival at Coulman Island The…
Cape Roget, Moubray Bay
Sunday, January 22nd, 2018 Later in the evening on January 22, we went for a zodiac cruise between 23:00 and midnight. The colors were absolutely stunning.
Cape Adare, Robertson Bay
Sunday, January 22nd, 2018 As mentioned the sun didn’t set and we started the day very early (00:00 – 00:45) on deck 12, toasting the never-ending daylight for the next days of our journey. Arriving at Cape Adare meant that…
Balleny Islands and first icebergs
Friday and Saturday, January 20th to 21st, 2018 In the early evening of January 20th (day 6 at sea), we saw it: our first ice berg of the trip. After 5 days of nothing but water it caused more than…
Crossing the Southern Ocean
Shortly before 18:00 on January 15, The World sailed out of Hobart. First up was a brief pitstop at Port Arthur. A few days before, when the ship sailed down to Hobart, one of her 2 anchors literally got stuck…
The Expedition Team
The Expedition Team maintain a blog with all the goings on during the Expedition, and, there’s a link where you can track position of The World: Expedition Tracker. An introduction to the Expedition Team: Rob McCallum – Expedition Leader. Rob…
24 hours in Hobart
Thursday to Saturday, January 12 – 14, 2017 It was a long haul, commencing on Thursday January 12th, down to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, with stops in LAX and SYD. Every so often a stopover can present a unique opportunity: our…
Preparing for the Ross Sea
I believe it was about 18 months ago that we decided to take part in M/V The World’s expedition to the Ross Sea in Antarctica. Now, incredibly, our departure is imminent! We fly to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, on January 12th, to board…