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
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
We have turned north again and even if its almost three days of sailing before we reach Ushuaia it feels like I already has checked out. The crew do what they can to keep us occupied and the birders are of course on deck, trying to spot even more birds but I feel that its … Read more
The passage through Drake passage continued to be calm and we even arrived before schedule which made it possible for us to take a drive around Staten Island. More penguins, birds and rocks which I kind a feel I already seen enough of. I would rather take a trip to Cape Horn but Chile refuse … Read more