South Georgia, A New Dawn
Day 9 – Drygalski Fjord Our plans to land at Cooper Bay and Gold Harbor was thwarted by a massive colony of lounging elephant seals. For our safety, the expedition […]
South Georgia, The Irony (pun intended)
Day 8 – Fortuna Bay We sailed further south to Fortuna Bay, named for the whaling vessel that once operated out of Grytviken. Surrounded by glaciers and jagged peaks, the […]
South Georgia, The Unforgotten Merchant
Day 7 – Sailing from the Falkland Islands, it took us two days to reach the northern coast of South Georgia an isolated island in the heart of the South […]
Through the South Atlantic – Stanley, East Falklands
Day 4 – Stanley, the Capital At 6am, we approached Stanley, named after Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. Unlike the Lord who never once visited […]
Through the South Atlantic – Falkland Islands, West
Day 2 – At Sea – enroute to Falkland Islands After setting sail from the port, we headed east toward Falkland Islands, a remote archipelago of hundreds of islands split […]
Through the South Atlantic – Punta Arenas
Day 1 – Punta Arenas, a superficial historical summary During our descent toward Punta Arenas, the view over the Strait of Magellan revealed strong winds that transformed the surface into […]
Through the North Atlantic – Last Minute Sightings – The End
Day 15 – En route to Svalbard The early part of the day was pretty quiet. The calm was frequently interrupted by northern fulmars gliding freely on the air currents […]
Through the North Atlantic – Shattered Ice
Day 12 – Greenland Pack Ice, a polar bear We were slowly drifting into the ice pack, starting with bits and bobs here and there, and blaming the lack of […]
Through the North Atlantic – Vanishing views
Day 11 – Jan Mayen, Norway After three days of being locked in and sailing for 550 kilometers from the North of Iceland, anything with a view sounded like a […]
Through the North Atlantic – Tempest and a bird
Day 8 – An Emergency and Akureyri, Iceland The storm was relentless, so our hope of landing at Grimsey Iceland vanished putting an end to my puffin quest. We continued […]
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