Finally! On land again. Overnight the ship took position and in the morning looking out my porthole I saw a small bay and a flat sea. That meant a landing was...
It was December 24, the 11th day of the cruise, as we arrived early in the morning at Salisbury Plain. As soon as I woke up I went up to the...
Today’s plan was to land at Fortuna Bay home to another large king penguin colony, although not as large as the previous day’s hoard at St. Andrew’s Bay, and a sizeable...
I spent the morning on the movie set of “Happy Feet”. We landed at St. Andrews Bay, home to about 400,000 king penguins, numerous fur seals, and my favorite, a bunch...
After two days at sea we finally arrived in the early morning at South Georgia. The next four days were targeted at visiting the incredibly dense wildlife that calls the island...
We are out in the open water heading towards South Georgia from the Antarctic peninsula. Sitting in the lounge at the stern of the ship I look out the 270 degrees...
I got to bed a bit later than usual last night because I was waiting for us to finish sailing by an iceberg so I could look around the far edge...
We had an early start on day three having reached our destination, Mikkelsen Bay, overnight. Breakfast, which I skipped, was at 6:30 am with gangway ops starting as early as 7:15...
Despite going to bed early I had a restless night. The swaying of the ship as we crossed Bransfield Strait on our way to the Gerlache Strait demanded enough attention of...
Going south for the winter is a time tested popular method in the northern hemisphere for avoiding the seasonal appearance of the cold, dark, and general miserable weather that descends on...