For almost ten years ago I decided that when I will be 40 I will visit Antartica. Times fly and suddenly its time for me to embark the ship to the the mythical continent of snow and ice.
Since its almost impossible to get there without going on a cruise I signed up so follow my first cruise and what could almost look like a charter trip to Antartica via Falkland Islands and South Georgia
The Falkland Islands contains roughly 700 islands but two are bigger and more famous than the others, the western which I visited yesterday and the east which I took today. On the east island the capital Stanley (Port Stanley) is located and with its population of 2500 its the biggest city in the country. However … Read more
On my way to South Georgia which means another day at sea and I start to get cabin fever, or in plain English, I’m bored! The day started as usual with a big breakfast and was quickly followed up by a lecture about invasive arts, bio security and photo and videos, all really interesting and … Read more
The sea is a bit more wild today and except that we passed what looked like two randomly placed rocks where is absolutely nothing here except the sea. I even saw that the radar screen was empty while I was visiting the captain on the bridge in an attempt to cure my cabin fever. It … Read more
Woke up just in time to arrive to St Andrews bay in South Georgia. Here you can find one of the largest colonies in the world of King penguins, elephant and fur seals. The weather report stated -5 C and windy but we woke up to blue sky, almost no wind at all and actually … Read more