Category Archives: Antarctica

Well, I’m back home as at 2.00 pm today. Here are a small sample of pictures of Antarctica. They don’t really do justice to the granduer of the place, however they’ll give some idea as to the scenery.

We had a long and laborious trip from the South Shetlands to Ushuaia. At the beginning the seas were a little rough, although not nearly as high as on our trip down to Antarctica. We werer told that our passage … Continue reading →

I now have some time to catch up with my journal and post a record of our last days In Antarctica. I’m now on a rocking and rolling ship heading back to South America.. It’s just after breakfast on Thursday, … Continue reading →

Monday afternoon was another of those days when you think it just can’t get any better, but it does. These Peregrine people have consistently come up with something every day that is better than what we had experienced on the … Continue reading →

It might sound very blasé, but if you asked me what we have been seeing, I would have to just say “more ice and penguins”. It’s Monday, January 30th today and I haven’t been able to add much to my … Continue reading →

Well, today has been nothing short of fantastic! Last night we caught our first glimpse of Antarctica at about 9.30 pm and at a ten o’clock position off our bow. We could see a range of white mountains in the … Continue reading →

We have sailed due south all day at steady speed of 13 knots and are still in the Drake Passage. Tonight, we are at 63.54 degrees south. We expect to reach our most southerly point on the Antarctic Peninsular at … Continue reading →

I’m typing this in my cabin on the Sergie Vasilov, our ship to Antarctica. We have had an interesting first day on ship and hope that it increases as get closer to the Antarctic continent. We assembled at the prescribed … Continue reading →

I picked up my tickets from the travel agent yesterday for my trip to Patagonia and Antarctica and I’m now starting to get serious now about my planning. I will be doing two tours with Peregrine Adventures commencing on January … Continue reading →