29 Jan 2014
Scott Base and McMurdo Station
Today our group was treated to a visit to both New Zealand's Scott Base and the USA's McMurdo Station. It is always interesting to speak to the people who live and work in these remote places and our passengers were keen to meet as many staff as possible. Some people also climbed Observation Hill and were rewarded with a fantastic view from the remaining sea ice dotted with Weddel Seals to the Ross Sea Ice Shelf in the distance. We later made a landing at Hutt Point to visit Scott's Discovery Hut as the wind picked up, making the temperature drop to minus 14 degrees Celcius.
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Cape Bird Adelie Penguin colony
28 Jan 2014
We took a closer look at the magnificent Ross Ice Shelf at 0300 this morning. The passengers found this sight somewhat overwhelming as the giant cli…READ MORE
27 Jan 2014
The weather and seas have been extremely kind with a relatively smooth and quick passage towards the Ross Sea where we expect to arrive off Cape Adar…READ MORE
27 Jan 2014
Yesterday we landed at the German Polar Research Gondwana Station, on the Antarctic continent and encountered 3 Emperors Penguins during our visit. …READ MORE
