Port Lockroy
Saturday, January 18, 2011 That morning we went ashore to Port Lockroy, a little bit of UK in Antarctica. In 1944 the British established ‘Base A’, first as a military base,; after WWII it was continued in a civilian capacity…
Antarctic Peninsula
Booth Island and Chinstraps
Friday, January 17, 2011 The Penola Strait was our scenic backdrop early in the morning. We anchored in Port Charcot off Booth Island around 9am and at 10:30am it was White Group’s slot to go ashore. We landed straight on…
Pourquoi Pas Island and Polar Plunge
Thursday, January 16, 2011 This morning we were anchored in Marguerite Bay and went ashore to Bongrain Point, Porquoi Pas Island. Here we saw Adélie Penguins and their chicks. The small colony was about a 15 minute walk from the…
Antarctic Circle Crossing and Detaille Island
Wednesday, January 15th, 2011 Around 10am this morning we crossed the Antarctic Circle at 66° 33′ 44”. We had good and steady internet so I was able to catch up on the blogs and photos about South Georgia. At 13:30…
Neko Harbour and The Lemaire Channel
Tuesday, January 14th, 2011 Mid-morning while on the bridge we spotted a humpback whale and her calf. They played along side the ship for a while before diving down. TW sailed on through The Gerlach Channel and the views were…
Hello from the vicinity of the South Shetland Islands!
Finally some time and favorable seas for blogging! Currently sailing from Elephant Island towards the Antarctic Peninsula. Our Captain just adjusted course to try and avoid a heavy weather system to the south. The ‘at sea’ days that we were going…
Elephant Island and arrival in Antarctica
Thursday, January 13, 2011 This morning we arrived at and anchored off Point Wild, Elephant Island. We had now also arrived in the Antarctic. The weather at Point Wild was nice so out came the zodiacs and off cruising around…