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
Another day at the sea without much news so I thought I could give you some info about the ship instead. M/V Hondius is brand new and this is her first trip to the Antarctica. The ship can handle 170 passengers and is simply built for polar expeditions and is classified with polar class 6. … Read more
The day started in the best possible way when I dazed and confused had my morning coffee and tried to wake up noticed that we had company of a pack of killer whales. I should have learned now to always bring my camera but I haven’t and I thought that if I run down to … Read more
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