But a giant leap for me, first landing on Antarctica! The place was Brown Bluff and to get to the rocky shore we had to navigate our zodiacs around big icebergs while Adelie penguin were casual looking at us. Once on the shore there was plenty of ice, snow and penguins! I have now succeeded … Read more
Just as we arrived to Deception Island the wind increased but we managed to get inside. Inside in this case means that we navigated ourselves trough a narrow passage into the middle of the island, the island is hollow. The explanation for this is simple, its an volcano. Sure its still an active volcano but … Read more
I woke up to a Antarctica who showed its best side today. The sea was calm, the sky was blue while we sailed up Gerlache strait which is beautiful with its snowy high mountain peaks, wall of ice and glaciers. Our goal was Cuverville Island and their colony of Gentoo penguins. Once we arrived we … Read more
The wind grow stronger and its started to snow again but this is how it is here. One minute it can be really sunny and warm and suddenly it all change and it gets freezing cold. Today it was around -4 Celsius which doesn’t sound so bad but with the wind it is really freezing … Read more