18 Jan 2016
Macca Visit
Fortunately the 30kt winds dropped to a more benign 5-10 on our arrival off Macquarie Island’s Buckles Bay. At 1500 we went ashore for a pleasant day exploring the Australian Antarctic Division base under sunny skies. The fog has now drawn in but it looks good for a visit to Sandy Bay tomorrow followed by a jaunt down the coast for a closer look at Lusitania Bay. All are well and happy aboard and we seem to be celebrating a lot of birthdays. The group is planning to make the most of our last landfall before we push on for the sea stretch to Antarctica.
Elephant Seal Welcome!
17 Jan 2016
Just getting to Macca is often part of the fun and so it is for us, with a confused head sea and 30-35kt winds right on the nose. Our speed is back t…READ MORE
16 Jan 2016
The wind began to build as we approached Carnley Harbour on the southern end of the main Auckland Island at 0700hrs. It funnelled down the steep side…READ MORE
15 Jan 2016
As we altered course for the final approach to Enderby Island in the early hours this morning we encountered bigger than normal seas on our Port Quar…READ MORE
