Departure Day – 8th March 2014
The day has finally arrived! After months of anticipation and building excitement we were finally ready to set off on our Antarctic adventure. The morning began with a delicious breakfast at our charming hotel in…
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Heading South: St Andrews (56°N, 2°W) to Ushuaia (54°S, 68°W)
After months of anticipation and planning, the 2014 St Andrews Antarctic crew took off from Edinburgh on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 5th, to begin our journey southward. After a brief stopover in Paris followed…
Discovering the “Discovery” – a trip to Dundee
The St Andrews 2014 Antarctic team is getting into the expedition spirit – excitement is rising, count-down is on…. Less than one month before take-off from Scotland. Lynsey kicks off our St Andrews student expedition…
From Antarctica to Alba
The team is back in St Andrews! Only a day late…… and with a few tales to tell about Argentinian airlines and airports. It’s been an incredible trip! Watch this space for post-expedition updates, information and more…
Ushuaia, back and back again
We were meant to fly to Buenos Aires on Sunday night, but our good karma seems to have taken a day off. Our Aerolineas flight first is delayed, then finally cancelled late at night due to technical difficulties. We…
Terra firma Tierra del Fuego
We’re back where it all began, in Ushuaia. Our expedition vessel, the MV Ushuaia docked early on Saturday morning in her name-giving town. A glorious early morning sun lit up very tired faces. The 52 hour in the Drake…
Drake Passage (56°S heading north) – There and back again
We had a pretty big proper storm last night, complete with 60+ knot winds and an average of 8m swells. In total, it took us 52 hours to cross the Drake Passage – the longest crossing for the M/V Ushuaia this season.…
Drake Passage (60°S heading north)
Last night we experienced the rock’n roll of a rough Drake Passage, so most of us didn’t get much sleep. Breakfast sees many empty places, and a generally reduced appetite (except for a few hardy souls who still tuck…
Deception Island (62°59’S / 60°34’W) & Robert Point
I had to summon all that is left of me after at 5:30am after nearly a week of feeling the cold wind on my face, and slowly crawl towards the coffee urn. In the meantime the MV Ushuaia has just entered the caldera of…
Neko Harbour & Port Lockroy (64°49’S, 63°29’W – our southern-most point) & Wilhelmina Bay
We travelled roughly 22 km overnight from Paradise Bay to Neko Harbour. We awoke at first light in the wee hours of the morning to find ourselves surrounded by glaciers, icebergs and rocky outcrops. Our pre-breakfast…