Month: January 2024

28th Dec. 2023 – 19th Jan. 2024 Reflections on our Summer in the Southern Ocean We really enjoyed our previous visit to the Antarctic Peninsula, in 2018. We were determined then, that we would come again, but also include the

18th January 2024 We were up and dressed before Hannah’s last ship wake-up call. Breakfast was at 6.30am with our luggage collected while we were eating. An efficient disembarkation process meant our coach left for the airport at 8.01, exactly

16th – 17th January 2024 Early dawn saw the Seaventure steam at a good pace in open sea, a few icebergs in the distance. It was a wistful, slow morning without any zodiac cruises or landings. Just two full days

15th January 2024 Paradise Harbour The ship’s alarm call was at 5.15am for an early breakfast with disembarkation starting at 6.30am. We remember Paradise Harbour from our last visit: the steep climb up in the snow and the bride and

14th January 2024 Gerlache Strait MS Seaventure now headed South, down the west side of the Peninsula. On waking, we learned that our original plan, landing at Palaver Point on Two Hummock Island, was cancelled. It was a glorious, sparkling

13th January 2023 Brown Bluff Our morning’s landing was at Brown Bluff, on the Antarctic Peninsular. One could theoretically walk all the way to the South Pole from here, but probably with a bit more preparation! The bluff was created

10th – 11th January 2024 We had two days at sea to look forward to. An opportunity to catch up with some chores, our blog and even read one of those books we’d brought. But our passage was eventful. Both

9th January 2024 King Haakan Bay After our successful hike around and above Grytviken, the ship’s briefing promised an unusual destination – King Haakan Bay, on the South-western side of South Georgia. The main reason it is not visited much

8th January 2024 Hercules Bay On leaving Stromness, the Seaventure doubled back to Hercules Bay, a tiny bay with the opportunity to see Macaroni penguins up close and perhaps a Light-mantled Albatross. A shore landing wasn’t permitted, but we were