But first, an introduction: In 1535, before he could even reach Peru to mediate a dispute among Spanish conquistadors fighting over stolen Inca gold, Bishop Tomas de Berlanga was carried […]
Day 17 – Punta Arenas, Bad Romance We spent the morning lingering on deck, making the most of the final hours of bliss until the silhouette of land intervened and […]
Day 15 – Bleaker Island We were nearing the end of our trip, waves rolling slower than usual under cotton-wool clouds that softened the striking blue sky. We headed for […]
Day 13 – At Sea, Shag Rock The petrels were probably commuting to Shag Rocks, a “must see” destination roughly 150miles off South Georgia on the way to the Falklands. […]
Day 12 – Salisbury Plain Remember a whole week ago when Salisbury Plain’s erratic weather threw a tantrum and blocked us from getting close to the second largest King Penguin […]
Day 11 – St Andrews Bay This was the day every one else had been looking forward to, but the one I was anxious about the most because we were […]
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 […]
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 […]
Day 7 – Right Whale Bay & Salisbury Plain Sailing from the Falkland Islands, it took us two days to reach the northern coast of South Georgia an isolated island […]
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 […]
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