Antarctica Ahoy!
Day 4 – 05 January 2023 Today was a day of milestones for most of us. During the night we had crossed into Antarctic waters (South of 60°)! We awoke to a much smoother sailing than yesterday with seabird and marine…
Day 4 – 05 January 2023 Today was a day of milestones for most of us. During the night we had crossed into Antarctic waters (South of 60°)! We awoke to a much smoother sailing than yesterday with seabird and marine…
Day 3 – 04 January 2023 Today, we woke up in the famous Drake Passage. While some of us had chosen to take seasickness medication the night before in preparation for the fearsome crossing, others decided to wait and…
Day 2 – 03 January 2022 This morning the alarm went off definitely too early for the explorers due to our first meeting at 2.30am in the main hall of the beautiful Hilton hotel in Puerto Madero. After a much needed…
Day 1 – 02 January 2023 The first day of our journey saw us, 14 students and two staff from the University of St. Andrews, come from all over the world, from the UK, the US and even close by Sao Paulo, to Buenos Aires.…
Polar greetings! After almost three years of Covid-19-induced absence St Andrews students and staff will return to Antarctica for learning, observing, immersing and experiencing Terra Australis Incognita up close and…
Favourite moments 2019 continued…. Tiffany: “27th March, my best day in Antarctica. Got covered in humpback whale snot in the morning [see Christy’s entry posted earlier] and in the evening, a pod of killer whales swam…
After having been back in Scotland for over 2 months it’s time for some reflection on our polar adventure. What better way of doing this by sharing our favourite moments? Here’s what the expeditioners selected as their…
The Antarctic explorers are back in St Andrews, tired by very happy. What a stellar trip! A lot of impressions, experiences, observations and sights to digest…. After a long 13 hour flight from Buenos Aires we arrived…
written by Isha The morning started bright and early with our expedition leader Katja’s final wake up call (quite an emotional moment, I assure you). Following another delicious breakfast and sentimental goodbyes to…
written by Charlie I was woken by the breakfast announcement on our first day back in the Drake Passage. I immediately stumbled my way to the dining hall to see only one person, out of our group of 14, already eating.…