New Year in Paradise
After a celebratory New Years, we woke up bright and early in anticipation of our arrival in Paradise Bay and our morning Zodiac boat tour of the area. Outside our cabin window was our first true view of Antarctica!…
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An Epic End to 2024
The last day of the year graced the students with smooth sailing through the Drake Passage into Antarctic waters! The imperious waves of the infamous crossing between South America and Antarctica were gentle, although…
Cruising across the Drake Lake
Today was the first full day at sea for our voyage, and the excitement of waking up on the ship with a view of blue ocean as far as one could see was palpable, bringing renewed energy after our long and largely…
On our way South
(we’re a little behind with posting on the blog- it’s been such a whirlwind of activities, impressions and experiences, and the internet access is-(not surprisingly for where we are- a little slow…) December 26th was…
Dreaming of a White Continent
For most of the explorers from the 12th St Andrews Students in the Antarctic group it won’t have been a white Christmas 2024. But the 14 students and 2 staff have every opportunity to make it a white New Year’s – we…
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…
Ushuaia: fin del mundo, fin de la expedición
Day 17 – 23 January, written by Mike Early this morning, while we slept, we left the Drake Passage and entered the Beagle Channel. A straight that cuts through the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, the Beagle Channel…
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…