25 Oct 2013
Farewell Melanesia
Our very successful first expedition exploring PNG and the Solomon Islands has now come to an end and attention now turns to the cooler waters of the New Zealand and Australian Subantartic Islands and the Ross Sea region of Antarctica.
The passengers and expedition staff disembarked yesterday in Honiora, Solomon Islands and we are now headed south towards the Port of Lyttelton just outside Christchurch, New Zealand where we will make preparations for the great Southern Ocean season. The cool temperatures will be a welcome relief after the heat and humidity of the tropics, but we will miss the colourful cultures experienced all too briefly during the last expedition.
23 Oct 2013
Our last day on this expedition was spent visiting the Arnavon Community Marine Conservation Area Project on Kerehikapa where we witnessed over 200 t…READ MORE
22 Oct 2013
Today most of the group travelled by truck to Imbu Rano Lodge, gateway to the magnificent Kolombangara conservation area which takes in the whole of …READ MORE
21 Oct 2013
Our first day in the Solomon Islands was spent on and around the beautiful island of Choiseul. We started the day Zodiacing up a channel surrounded b…READ MORE
