Day 10 – Antarctica on Fire
Sunday 11 January 2026 – written by Scarlett This morning, we woke up surrounded by an eclectic collection of icebergs, mountains, and fog. Whilst the sky was grey, vibes were high as we went out on our first zodiac…
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Day 9 – At Sea heading north
Saturday 10 January 2026 – written by Kate We spent the day at sea, heading back up north along the Peninsula. The day of sailing gave us a great opportunity to collect lots of data during our seabird and marine mammal…
Day 8 – Into the ice
Friday 09 January 2026 – written by Finn (with [edits] by Sonja) This is day 8 on our floating home away from home, and this morning we all finally got to do the polar plunge! [Sonja tells us that this was the…
Day 7- Exploring Marguerite Bay
Thursday 08 January 2026 – written by Marzia After welcoming back on board the intrepid campers, our journey continued southwards, and at 7 am we were ready on deck to start our surveys. Around us, perfect minke whale…
Day 6 – Living in Antarctica – the penguin and human perspectives
Wednesday 07 January 2026 – written by Rowan Today was another early start for all of us as we were the first group to go ashore. We weren’t the first in the zodiac though as a surpise penguin hitchhiker got on board…
Keeping up with our Antarctic adventure
For those wanting to dive deeper into our expedition and keep up with the adventure, you can: follow the students’ stories and ask questions on our Instagram feed Antarctic Explorers (usta_antarctica):…
Day 5- Antarctic magic South of the Polar Circle
Tuesday 06 January 2026 – written by Jed Today we woke to our first day south of the Antarctic circle thanks to the ship’s push south on more open water during the night! This position made our ship the southernmost…
Day 4 – Stepping off the ship in Antarctica
Monday, 05 January 2026 – written by Emily S. Today was not like a regular Monday. Today was an Antarctic Monday! When we woke, the ship was as still as it had ever been. We had survived the infamous Drake Passage! The…
Day 3 – Second Day of the Drake Passage crossing
Sunday, 04 January 2026 – written by Allie Survey teams were up at 7am for the first seabird and marine mammal surveys. Thankfully the dense fog of last night had cleared slightly, though it still obscured the horizon.…
Day 2 – Drake Shake and Fog
Saturday, 03 January 2026 – written by Hannah On the morning of the second day of our journey we got woken up by a more turbulent sea – an immediate indication that we had entered the Drake Passage. Some students…