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.…
Last day in Antarctica provides birthday treats for polar ecology student
Quite a day for the Polar Ecology students in Antarctica
Written by Meaghan It was another early morning, 7 o’clock start for our marine mammal and bird surveyors. There were far less sightings than yesterday morning, so the surveys were done with relative ease. Straight…
Written by Iga Picturesque, unforgettable views were waiting for us early in the morning. We were woken up by our expedition leader’s words “Welcome to Antarctica”. When we looked out of the window, we saw stunning…