Antarctica. Gerlache Strait. Graham Passage. Enterprise Island/Gouvernoren Harbour. Wilhelmina Bay. One Harbour and Danco Island. It was in 1915 when the 5459 gross tons Gouvernøren caught...
Trinity/Spert Islands and Cierva Cove As we sailed on, icebergs hunched in the water like a hierarchy of Chinese pagodas, Etruscan palaces, grain elevators, Boeing aircraft hangars, and alpine peaks. Some had...
25 Million years ago the Bransfield Strait experienced its first stages of vulcanism. Episodes have been repeated on several occasions since then, with a couple of peaks in the activity about 10 million years and 3 million...
Landings at Fort Point (Greenwich Island) and Half Moon Island (Mc. Farlane Strait) Steep jagged rocks and cliffs extend into the Bransfield Strait along a small low-lying peninsula, framed by the glacier...
Drop!, ok, one shackle on deck. Leave the brake open. Here it runs again. Now two shackles in the water! The anchor goes down over the rocky seafloor of the southern coasts of Barrientos Island. ...
A day for getting ready for the upcoming time in Antarctica. Closing up to the last continent and neighboring islands to ever be discovered. The mythical “Terra Incognita Australis” had to wait until as recently as...
Crossing borders. Nice and easier sailing. The first icebergs in sight, 143 nautical miles away from our goal in the South Shetland Islands. Crossing Parallel and Antarctic Convergence Area. Entering the...
Beginning of our Antarctic journey across the Drake Passage. Cold and rainy though quiet night alongside, and a day that started with safety drills and talks that must be done before departing on any sea...
Ushuaia. Preparations behind the scenes for the new journey. Moored at the busy port of Ushuaia, Europa quietly lays having a rest after her first Antarctic adventure of the season. Over 50 days...
A quiet well deserved last day of the year. Sea shanties, maintenance projects, and preparations the day before docking at Ushuaia The anchors now hold upon good bottom, the ship spends a good quiet night at the...