Antarctic Expedition 2024
Day 8- 14th January, written by Lauren Refreshed from a good night’s rest, the team enjoyed a quick breakfast and headed on deck for surveys. Despite the sunshine, it was quite cold outside. The wind barreled into the…
Day 7 – 13th January, by Ailsa Still in Marguerite Bay, the team had an early start to the day with the first surveyors on deck for 7am. Conditions started off relatively calm in the morning but by lunch the wind had…
Day 6 – January 12th: written by Rebecca We woke up to find the horizon obscured by fog and a flurry of snow racing by our window. The early morning survey shift was cancelled due to the conditions so we all gathered…
Day 5 – 11 January, written by Heidi (with edits by Sonja) Words cannot describe the excitement we all experienced throughout today. Antarctica really gave us the show of a life time! Our day started at 6:15am with…
Day 4 – 10th January, by Hannah After a rocky Tuesday on the Drake’s Passage, we woke up in Antarctica! (that is south of 60 degrees latitude which is the official boundary of Antarctica). Luckily most of the team…
Day 3 – 9th January by Somerled Dear readers, welcome! You join us on our first day of surveying as we cross the treacherous Drake passage, known worldwide for its very rough sea! Since leaving Ushuaia the day…
Day 2 – 8th Jan 2024 – by Alice It was a special day for me – not only did we officially begin our journey to Antarctica, but I also woke up a year older in Buenos Aires! We headed down for breakfast around 8 am,…
Day 1- 07 January – by Lola The polar group gets reunited at last in hot and sunny Argentina, a far cry from the Scottish weather we left behind. As a few of us had landed the evening before, or even a few days prior…
So finally we’ll get this blog up and running….. It’s pretty incredible that one can post on the web from 68 degrees South with the stunning scenery of the Antarctic continent passing by outside the window under the…
We’re getting ready for Antarctica 2024! In early January, 17 super excited first time student explorers and 2 seasoned staff will be heading to Argentina and on to Antarctica for our 10th University of St Andrews…