The Treacherous Drake Passage
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…
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A Birthday to Remember
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,…
¡Bienvenidos a Buenos Aires!
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…
Midnight sun, Starlink and posts from the far South
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…
Here we go again…. South
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…
*pa chime* Wonderful good last post dear readers…!
Day 13 – 29th Jan, Buenos Aires and homeward bound I woke up late on our final day in Buenos Aires. Simone wakes up sometime later and we lounge in our beds until about 10:30. Although we didn’t stay out super late the…
Waking up to no waves for the first time in days…
Day 12 – 28th Jan, The journey home begins, Ushuaia to Buenos Aires For the first time in a long time, we all woke up to a complete lack of motion. No more bouncing around with the swell, no more randomly being caught…
Bird bonanzas in the Beagle
Day 11 – 27th Jan, Second day of the Drake Passage and the Beagle Channel After a long and bumpy night (thanks to the ~8m swells) we were surprised to find we had almost finished crossing the Drake Passage. Luckily…
It’s a swell life on the Drake
Day 10 – 26th Jan, first day of the Drake Passage on the journey home Our journey home began in the wee hours, the Drake Passage greeting us with a rollercoaster of a night! The magical mattresses saved us from…
Plunging into our final day in Antarctica
Day 9: 25th Jan, Out to Deception Island Heading away from the calm waters of the Antarctic Peninsula, we began our journey north towards the South Shetland Islands. We gathered for breakfast as usual at 7:30, with a…
