Farewell on the second Drake day
Today the Drake was more merciful than the day before. The expedition team gave us the last lecture and it was also time to bid farewell to our rubber boots that were our most loyal companions during our excursions in the Great White Continent. Our captain and the expedition team bid us the warmest...
Drake Shake
In case we were not satisfied with the size of the waves and the swell on the way down to the Antarctic, Poseidon decided to test us one more time, since we had waves as high as 5 meters. On the one hand, we already had the training from a couple of days before, but this time it really pushed many o...
Melchior Island
Our last day in the Antarctic did not disappoint. We concluded our excursions with an absolutely unique zodiac cruise through the narrow passages of Melchior Island. The glaciers were unbelievable with their unique crevasses, whose blue was deeper than we had ever seen. What also made this excursion...
Orne Harbour and Chiriguano Bay
Orne Harbour in the morning was something nobody had expected. The expedition team tried to give us a landing, but there was too little snow for it to be safe, so we did zodiac cruising instead. The navigation was with strong wind, but it was so much worth it, since never ever had we seen so many wh...
Lemaire Channel and Pleneau Island
This was by far the most glorious sunrise we could have asked for, since it was while we were navigating the most spectacular passage in the Antarctic: the Lemaire Channel. It was unbelievable how narrow the passage is and how steel the walls of rock and solid ice are. Afterwards we had cruising and...
Neko Harbour
Neko Harbour was our first Antarctic adventure per se. The landing site was super close to the glacier, and since it was recently very active, the landing site was full of floating glacier ice that gave the zodiac boats plenty of hard work. Most of us managed to land and see the Gentoo penguins on l...
Mikkelsen Harbour
Today was our first day in the Great White Continent! Or at the very least, in the South Shetland Islands. We had a magnificent landing, and the operation was very smooth. The expedition team helped us in and out of the boat, and the scenario was unbelievable. We saw our first penguins and fur seals...
2nd Drake Day 19.03
Today the Drake was also kind, but kept us wondering and guessing what the Antarctic has prepared for us, since the fog accompanied us during the entire day. The Expedition team gave us their first niche lectures such as tubenose birds, paddling, tsunamis and whales, and so on. We were also explaine...
1st Drake Day
Even though many of us were psychologically preparing for the 10-metre waves of the Drake Shake, we were lucky enough to have had only 4-metre ones… THAT FELT LIKE 10. This is why getting our sea legs was a bit more difficult than expected. We had several presentations by the expedition team about C...
Embarkation Day
And here we go! Starting our adventure in Ushuaia, we were received on board the MS Roald Amundsen by the friendly crew, who were always smiling and open to assist us with our questions. We explored the public areas and attended a welcome on board presentation that prepared us for the life on board....