The LaMaire Channel is a waterway between the Antarctic Peninsula on one side and on of the many islands on the other. It is a total of 7 miles long and 1 mile wide. On a continent of incomparable beauty, this was incredible and totally indescribable. What the statistics of…
Just when I wonder how can this continent top this beauty – it does it again! We arrived just off of Perch Island, one of the many Fish Islands which are surrounded with incredible mountains, glaciers and, of course, icebergs! While Mom went on shore to view the Penguins, I…
This evening we got to see an amazing sunset as we passed back through the Antarctic Sound. The sun sets here around 10:30 and was brilliant as it bounded off of the tabular icebergs. It was an incredible site and the perfect way to end a spectacular day. -Colin
I had been looking forward to my swim in the Antarctic waters. Deception Island was the place to make this happen. Deception is an enormous volcano, but one side as eroded away and ships can now sail right into it (it is roughly 8 miles across within it. Unfortunately, the…
After Lunch we made way for Trinity Island to another spot that whalers used to use, but now is home to thousands of Gentoo penguins and a few seals. Even as we approached from shore we could see the huge pile of bleached out whale bones that have washed up…
We have been heading further and further south since my Mom and I started this trek 8 days ago. I should probably give everyone a whether update from the very deep far south. It is beautiful! An incredibly clear day, no winds and about 50 degrees. As I am writing…
Just this afternoon we took off for Paulet Island which is in the Weddell Sea. There were hundreds of huge beautiful icebergs everywhere. The captain had to be careful with the ship but we were able to land on Paulet Island and do a quick hike around. We mostly saw…
Unfortunately, we could not go ashore at Elephant Island due to a large Leopard Seal that was napping in our landing spot. As they can be a bit testy and have large teeth, we instead got a great tour of the island all and the nesting Chinstrap and Gentoo Penguins. …
Today I set foot on the continent of Antarctica – what a thrill! I have been traveling for 5 days and to reach it was amazing. Antarctica has a beauty all its own that combines a starkness, immensity and wonder. We landed at Brown Bluff at the northern tip of…
Today started off as a bit colder than yesterday as we got closer to the Antarctic continent. The Southern Ocean is also now covered with a thick blanket of fog which makes it harder to see. We had a series of interesting lectures today on Ernest Shackelton’s adventures to Antarctica…
