Written by Christy Today was our second day crossing the Drake Passage. We had gone to sleep last night expecting rougher seas and less favorable weather conditions, with some of us praying our seasickness medication…
Written by Tiffany Our first night onboard MV Plancius went smoothly, apart from the ship rocking us back to sleep! The ship’s wakeup call went off at 7.45am and the second call at 8am was for breakfast (by then,…
Written by Maeva Today marks the last day in Ushuaia and the first day on the ship to Antarctica – how exciting! However, we did only get to board the ship in the afternoon, so we had to keep ourselves busy. Luckily,…
Written by Gaby Our third day in the beautiful Tierra del Fuego took us on a trip away from Ushuaia along the scenic Pan-American highway to Estancia Haberton reserve and museum. Once there we were briefed on the…
Day 3 – written by Suzanne Tierra del Fuego National Park is always one of the highlights of any visit to Ushuaia and it certainly did not disappoint. The park stretches from the Beagle Channel along the Chilean border…
written by Lauren This morning we woke up to a beautiful rooftop breakfast at our hotel, Dazzler Palermo in Buenos Aires. Some enjoyed breakfast pastries and fresh fruit, while others ate their weight in dulce de…
written by Isha The bright, sunny morning of 17th March saw us embarking on the adventure of a lifetime – the Antarctic Expedition, 2019. After a quick hop from Edinburgh to Amsterdam, we were Buenos Aires bound only…
In pleasant anticipation of the Antarctic expedition in March 2019, our first journey took our 12 polar explorers 16 kilometres north, to the city of Dundee. As a maritime city, Dundee has been shaped strongly by the…
Here we are – our 7th St Andrews students in the Antarctic expedition will take place in March 2019, same place, same ship, but new people! There’s a new group of entrepid explorers, including students in their fourth…
Here team members present their favourite moments from our 2018 Antarctic expedition. This is the third batch.