Fly-cruises are becoming a popular way to see Antarctica and more ships are offering that option which you can find on our website (just do a trip search and choose fly-cruise in the destination dr
"One hundred years ago this December, the world waited breathlessly to hear who would reach the South Pole first – the dashing Captain Robert Scott, or the determined Norwegian, Roald Amundsen." Se
We missed our zodiac landing this afternoon due to high wind conditions at both our primary and secondary landing sites. What a treat it turned out to be.
If you have time and wildlife and Antarctic history are your focus for an Antarctic Adventure then a Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica voyage may be your trip of a lifetime!
The Emperor Penguin now dubbed Happy Feet that surprised the world with its journey to New Zealand has now been rescued from the Peka Peka Beach by The Department of Conservation and Wellington Zoo
Spent the night anchored in the calm Fortuna Bay gently rocking. Slept great. My Scop patch fell off yesterday and I have not put another one on yet. My skin is a little tender where the patch w
Finally after 2 & ½ sea days, we reached South Georgia. The Zodiacs can not land in high winds or big surf, so we hoped for calm weather. We got the calm weather and thick fog that turned to
During dinner we were rolling so much that the view out the window shifted from looking straight down at the water to staring up in the sky. It looked like we were about to roll over in the big wa
Stanley is a tourist town with a nice dock providing a dry landing. The streets close to the dock are lined with souvenir shops and restaurants. I mainly photographed interesting buildings. The
West Point has a large mixed colony of Rock Hopper Penguins and Black Browed Albatross. They nest side by side on mounds that they build 6 to 12 inches above the surrounding ground. I watched an
