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All good things must come to an end..

Day 18 – 24th January, written by Anais Sadly today was the last day of our trip ☹ Originally set to head back to Buenos Aires, unexpected national strikes across Argentina gifted us an extra day in Ushuaia. Following…

Drake Shake

Day 16- 22nd January, written by Sonja No heroic expedition is complete without stories of suffering and survival…..It’s hard to argue that a 16-day voyage on a comfortable cruise ship (even if of the expedition kind)…

Farewell, Antarctica!

Day 15 – 21st January – written by Maddie Today was our last landing day before we tackle the Drake Passage once again. We visited a chinstrap penguin colony on Half Moon Island and did behavioral observations one last…

Penguins, seals and a lost notebook

Day 14- 20th January, written by Alessia (with edits by Sonja) The day started with an early morning shift at 7am. Despite our efforts we had a pretty eventless morning, especially for mammal sightings., until we…

Taking the plunge

Day 13- 19th January, written by Oli The ship arrived early off Swift Bay on James Ross Island. We were one of the last groups to go ashore so our activities started late with a 12-noon landing time. After a short…

From Tay to Tay

Day 12 – 18th January, written by Calum This morning I awoke to the gentle rocking of 2m swell outside our window. After a quick breakfast, the first seabird and marine mammal observation teams made their way onto deck…

B2’s and breaching

Day 11 – 17th January – written by Celia with edits by Mike We started this morning at 7am traveling through the picturesque Lemaire Channel. The towering peaks of Booth Island to our left were shrouded in clouds. The…

Panting Penguins on Pléneau Island

Day 10 – 16 January, written by Katerina We woke up to beaming rays of the Antarctic sun radiating off of countless shades of icy blue. A polar summer day so beautiful as if the freezing continent itself decided to set…