25 Dec 2012
Christmas Day
The weather is not good today and the forecast isn't great. We anchored up in Tagua Bay after a ship cruise into North Arm. Most of the group took the opportunity to land and see the old coast watchers hut. The visit was particularly special for one of our passengers, as her grandfather was the engineer responsible for organising the coast watching expeditions in 1941.
We all enjoyed a magnificent midday Christmas dinner where our chefs Bobbi and Lindsay excelled themselves. Festivities were wrapped up about 1500 when we departed for Macquarie Island. Conditions at sea were even worse than forecast, so after about 4 hours of trying to make headway, we returned to shelter in the lee of the Auckland Islands.
24 Dec 2012
We dropped anchor at Sandy Bay shortly after 6am and went ashore to enjoy Enderby Island and its wildlife. It is always a pleasure to wander in this …READ MORE
23 Dec 2012
We arrived at the Snares Islands shortly after dawn. It was interesting to note a lot more Buller’s Albatross around than we normally see due to this…READ MORE
21 Dec 2012
We are now in port and have farewelled our Galapagos of the Southern Ocean passengers who travelled with us from Hobart. The crew is now loading fres…READ MORE
