10 Feb 2014
South to the Antarctic Again
Our second Ross Sea expedition for the year set sail from the Port of Bluff yesterday in perfect weather. There is a truly international group on board and they have settled in well, with very little sea sickness as conditions are so comfortable. We made a record run to the Snares Islands and this morning enjoyed a Zodiac cruise along the rocky coastline to get a closer look at the local wildlife. When we departed for the Auckland Islands we sailed close to the Western Chain, a group of islands to the west of the main Snares Island.
06 Feb 2014
Leaving Antarctica is always difficult. Leaving the penguins, whales and seals, but most of all leaving the remarkable vistas and sense of scale tha…READ MORE
06 Feb 2014
This evening we began the run back to New Zealand and have 360 nautical miles to travel. The weather forecast is promising with winds set to ease ove…READ MORE
02 Feb 2014
After an evening spent watching Orca working the icepack, we awoke to the magnificent sight of the Drygalski Ice Tongue – a massive glacier that star…READ MORE
