Day 1 – Hello and welcome to Group 2’s blog! We were warned of the high standards that the first group has set for the Antarctic expedition and competitive bets have been set. Our group composes of 7 undergraduates, 6…
Day 13- 14 January 2023 After flying north to Buenos Aires from Ushuaia, some of us had a full day in the capital before our flights back to Scotland. A few of us headed for La Recoleta Cemetery where Eva Perón is…
Day 12 – 13 January 2023 Waking up at the pier in Ushuaia we were welcomed by serene, mirror-like sea conditions, a drastic change after two days in the Drake Passage! Suitcases had been packed and sent away the night…
Day 11 – 12 January 2023 Our Antarctica adventure is officially coming to an end as today we finished our last leg of the Drake Passage. We woke up in the morning to find the ship in calmer seas having made it over…
Day 9 – 10 January 2023 Today we found ourselves in the Drake Passage, well underway on our journey north away from the Westerm Antarctic Peninsula and heading back towards Ushuaia. Despite waking up to a rough sea,…
Day 9 – 10 January 2023 The day began with a plan to visit an Adélie penguin colony, but the weather wasn’t cooperative. Instead, we went out with the science team for a Zodiac cruise around Gerard Bay to drop a…
Day 8 – 09 January 2023 Our day was supposed to start as usual with breakfast at 07:30 am and us ready for the first observation shift soon after. However, it seemed that most of us were glued to our beds as only the…
Day 7 – 08 January 2023 During the previous night some of the team had sighted the first Antarctic minke whale of our expedition. This lead to an extended late night stay of most team members on the outer deck (some…
Day 6 – 07 January 2023 A message from the tannoy announcing the fifth potential landing site nicely sums up the weather in the early part of today. Shifting ice at Orne Harbour (off the Gerlache Strait) blocked any…
Day 5 – 06 January 2023 Our day started early at 06:30 am with marine mammal and seabird surveys. It was a very cold morning, probably the coldest yet. Sighting conditions were poor due to fog and we recorded no marine…