Not all who wander are lost
On Feb 15, we woke up around 8AM and land ho – we had already stopped in Gold Harbour on South Georgia. It was wonderful to look out our window and see some green! We also contemplated Shackleton seeing it for the first time, and then finding ourselves once again amazed that he had to…
After Elephant Island, we spent the next two days at sea sailing to South Georgia continuing in the footsteps of Shackleton (Feb 13/14, 2022). On the first day we awoke, or more realistically just got out of bed, after a mostly sleepless night in rough seas sailing to South Georgia just in time for an…
Today (February 12, 2022) is an at sea heading to Elephant Island after just departing Antarctica on the MS Fram. At sea days are pretty slow save briefings and onboard educational opportunities, and unfortunately CJ spent most of the at sea days seasick and looking for distractions and moments of relief from the misery. Elephant…
After returning to the ship early after camping, we were ready for a lower key day of whale watching and resting. We started off with a nap, opting to skip breakfast. The first planned excursion time came sooner than we wanted. CJ decided to sleep and skip it, but I got up. The actual landing…
Tonight (Feb 10, 2022) we would be camp in Antarctica, testing our metal on the frozen continent, but of course with the comfort of exceptional gear and guidance. We thoroughly bundled up in anticipation of the sun going down for a bit of the evening, and on us not moving as much as we did…
Ladies and Gentoo-men! The morning dawned with heavy fog shrouding the landscape, but it quickly burned off as the sun rose on a glorious and sunny day. Here was the itinerary for the day: We were docked in Orne Harbor and from the ship we could see a winding path that climbed high up a…
