In terms of its reputation, the Drake Passage was relatively calm today. This didn’t stop seasickness affecting the group, but most of us were feeling better after a stellar lunch. Today was our first chance to survey…
Travelling now into the temperate south of the country, long trousers and fleeces replaced the shorts and T-shirts – the beginnings of a gradual process of layering up. However, trouble was brewing. About an hour into…
For many of us this is our first time in South America and itself a very exciting part of the trip. Once settled into the hotel, we set out to explore Buenos Aires during the little time we have here. Two very…
On the West Coast of Scotland, alarms go off and a few groggy Master’s (currently studying in Oban) wake themselves up for the start of a long day of travelling. Though we know that this is the beginning of what is…
And we’re off….. The long-awaited day of departure arrived on a rather wet and windy mid-week 11th March day in St Andrews. Thirteen entrepid expeditioners set off from the Scottish Oceans Institute in the early…
A renewed sense of excitement – Visiting Discovery In Dundee With just over a month till we set off on our journey to the polar South, we made the notably shorter trip across the Tay to Discovery Point, Dundee. When we…
“From Waves to Whales” – Science & stories from our 2014 Antarctic expedition The team will be sharing some of their scientific findings, expedition highlights and WOW moments in form of short presentations and a slide…
The majority of the group had returned to St Andrews, except three who spent some extra time in Buenos Aires. These three intrepid explorers were recruited to speak to bilingual ten-twelve year olds at the Los Robles…
So after travelling for over 32 hours and more than 14,000 kilometers, we have finally arrived back home! Although exhausted and more than a little sad that our expedition has come to an end, we are all happy to arrive…
On our final day in southern Argentina, we continued the trend of beautiful weather and a knack for sighting some of the area’s most iconic species. We had spent a lot of time prior to our trip learning about the…
