And so we are suddenly back on the Drake again. The air is slowly getting warmer, the nights are getting darker, we have spotted dolphins again and are leaving the white continent behind us. Is it a good...
Today is our last day not just setting foot on the continent but our last day in Antarctica! We began with a Zodiac tour around Paradise Bay observing the glaciers glowing blue and looking at the path it carved down the...
The morning scientific work carried out by the eager team of Scouts on board is to assist in investigating krill in the Antarctic Peninsula area. Whilst on this voyage to Antarctica the Scouts have been tasked...
Every day is better than the one before. Today we sailed through the Graham Passage and past the shipwreck of an 100 year old rusting whaling ship. Then through the beautiful Wilhelmina channel full of icebergs and stunning...
We sailed to Deception Island today which is a volcanic island. At first we landed in “Telefon Bay” and saw boiled (by the geothermal hot water) Seaweed and Krill on the shore; a few members also noticed a Weddell...
Favourable weather conditions and a calm period in the Drake on January 16th brought the perfect conditions for the launch of another Argo float from the Bark Europa. Launched from the aft of the boat at...
This morning is the furthest south we have been so far (and we are the furthest south of any cruise ship currently in Antarctica)! After spending the night floating anchor-less in a sea of icebergs we awoke to a world of...
Yesterday evening we slowly approached Breguet Glacier avoiding the icebergs as we crept closer. Antartica couldn’t have delivered any better as a small gap in the cloud parts, bathing the ocean with rays...
The day started with anticipation to launch our Nansen net as part of our krill research project with the British Antarctic Survey. The tall net is suspended far below the water line where it collects krill and other small...
Today George Stoner was the first person to spot land (King George Island) after the Drake Passage! This morning we saw our first iceberg, and arrived at penguin island for our first landing, and walked up and around the...