I was jolted awake at midnight as we hit the Drake Passage and the swell increased significantly, rocking me in bed. I roll one way, hit the wall, and then roll the other way and hit the wooden bed panels. My stomach…
We awoke in Ushuaia to the sound of the Argentine national anthem, as naval officers raised the light blue and white flag up the pole in the Argentine naval base opposite the hotel, set to the backdrop of the…
Waking up on the Friday at my mum’s house in Edinburgh I still didn’t quite believe that I would soon be starting my long journey to reach Ushuaia, Argentina where a boat would take our group to the Antarctic…
Even though our direction was northward bound (from St Andrews), our visit to the RRS Discovery in Dundee felt like a step closer to Antarctica. When the masts of the ship appeared on the horizon lyrics from “Dr.…
In early December, a team of polar enthusiasts from the School of Biology in St Andrews (Dr Sonja Heinrich, Dr Rebecca Kinnear and 5 postgraduate students), visited St Columba’s R C Primary School in Cupar. As part of…
So we’ve been back from Antarctica for almost 2 months …. but the journey is not over…. for many of the Antarctic expeditioners this is a time of transition…. Our senior honours team members have finished their studies…
Here are the first five pictures capturing amazing moments during our recent Antarctic expedition. Enjoy!!! : )
Sunday 26th March 2017 – Ushuaia to Buenos Aires We awoke to the final dulcet “good morning” announcement of our beloved expedition leader Beau, and after one last delicious breakfast disembarked the Plancius, our home…
