We woke up this morning at Prospect Point, at the head of the Velingrad Peninsula in Graham Land. Initially kayaking or zodiac exploration were the 2 morning options, but as brash ice ‘attacked the ship’ making it impossible for the … Continue reading →

Cuverville Island is home to a wealth of breeding birds including a large Gentoo penguin colony. Lots of drizzle, very icy and penguin poo slippery conditions onshore when we traipsed out for a walk – more of a slip slide … Continue reading →

We had a great ‘crossing’ of the Drake…took a prophylactic Meclizine tab just in case it got a bit roller coaster-ish overnight, but no, just some 5 metre swells that rocked the ship, lulling (me) to sleep. Not so for … Continue reading →