Homewards bound
12 January 2025 – Ushuaia Welcome to the final blog post of the trip! It could be said I have the worst day to write the blog, the day we leave, but at least we can reminisce the whole trip. This was a tough day for…
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A farewell to the sea
11th January 2025, Beagle Channel As the MS Roald Amundson crept ever closer towards our destination at Ushuaia, an almost melancholy mood grew amongst the cohort, knowing this fantastic trip was nearing its end. Today…
Seafarers
10th January 2025, At sea We awoke to the now familiar motion of the ship. To our regret we couldn’t stay one more day in the Falkland Islands because of bad weather and especially a scary wind forecast. However the…
A wildlife paradise
9th January 2025, West Point Island The day started with an early morning survey that brought the first sighting of South American sea lions and Commerson’s dolphins on the trip. We were also graced with the continuing…
Welcome to the Falkland Islands
8th January – Stanley Harbour Last night, we said goodbye to the Drake Passage, and this morning we cruised into Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. We were up bright and early at 6am to squeeze in a…
Survived the Drake Shake
Rome was not built in a day, but we certainly defeated the Drake Passage in one! With the rougher weather beginning to subside, all those previously taken out by seasickness made a valiant return and we were full steam…
The Boat That Rocked
6th January, Drake Passage We woke with a shock to the captain’s announcement over the ship’s speakers, warning us of gale-force winds and Beaufort 8 conditions, and advising caution as we moved around the ship. The…
The emperor of the 7th continent
5th January 2025 Weddel Sea The 5th of January had an exceedingly early but wonderful start. At around 12:20 AM, for those who were awake, there was a sighting of three orcas that came within 500 meters of the ship!…
Penguins and polar plunge
4th January 2025, Antarctic Sound We started bright and early. At 6 am, the first volunteers enthusiastically braced the cold morning breeze. The conditions were very windy but the sun shone, visibility was good, and…
Penguins on the rocks
3rd January For some on the ship it was a very early start – the overnight campers were retrieved, and we moved on to our landing at Georges Point on Rongé Island. This was our final stop on the western side of the…
