The culmination of a dream trip come true. Our last few days were spent making our way from the Antarctic Peninsula up towards the South Shetlands for a visit to Livingston Island before the final push through the notoriously difficult Drake Passage back to Ushuaia. The final landing at Hannah Point on Livingston Island did…Continue reading Antarctica – Livingston Island & Drake Passage
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Antarctic Peninsula – Paradise Bay & Neko Harbor
Today we cruised around Paradise Bay and anchored at Neko Harbor, which was to be our last expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula. We spent a few hours on the inlet checking out its gentoo penguin colony. It was fun filming the penguin highway, although a few of the more inquisitive penguins kept coming over to…Continue reading Antarctic Peninsula – Paradise Bay & Neko Harbor
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
Antarctica – Bailey Head & Deception Island
What a fantastic day! Our morning started off at Bailey Head, home to over 100,000 pairs of Chinstrap penguins. Definitely one of the coolest places to see penguins riding the surf although the weather didn’t cooperate as it was raining heavily. While the majority of the passengers decided to head back for lunch, we opted…Continue reading Antarctica – Bailey Head & Deception Island