Antarctica – Port Lockroy & Lemaire Channel & Petermann Island & Booth Island

Busy day today! Our morning was spent at one of Antarctica’s most popular destinations – Port Lockroy base built on tiny Goudier Island. It seems to be a mandatory stop for all cruise ship visitors and we were not the exception. The base has since been converted to a museum/post office and half of the…Continue reading Antarctica – Port Lockroy & Lemaire Channel & Petermann Island & Booth Island

Antarctica – Cierva Cove & Gerlache Strait & Cuverville Island

Today was a long, fulfilling day. We were up by 5:30 am for breakfast and out on a zodiac by 7 am. This morning was leopard seal overload! That’s what happens when you spend 5 hours zodiac cruising around Cierva Cove, home to the largest population of leopard seals in Antarctica. Truly fantastic to see…Continue reading Antarctica – Cierva Cove & Gerlache Strait & Cuverville Island

Antarctic Peninsula – Devil Island & Brown Bluff

Today we got to visit Devil Island (in the James Ross Island Group) and Brown Bluff (northern Antarctica). Yes…after dreaming of this moment for so long, we finally got to step foot on the continent of Antarctica!!! But first, Devil Island which is home to an adelie penguin colony (15,000 pairs). We will always remember…Continue reading Antarctic Peninsula – Devil Island & Brown Bluff