At sea again

Our plan was to go by South Orkney Islands however they are apparently still surrounded by pack ice so we need to change our plans. Instead we aim for South Shetland Island, more exact Elephant Island . The Majority of the islands are still covered/surrounded by pack ice so lets see what happens but at … Read more

M/V Hondius facts

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

A small step for mankind

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