Not all who wander are lost
Today was our very last landing day on our Antarctica expedition (Feb 23, 2022), with stops at West Point and New Island in the Falkland Islands, with lots of Albatross to view. We had an earlier landing this morning, so got up around 7AM and were down to breakfast early, having the usual. We docked…
For our last few landings we would visit various landing points for Falkland Islands hiking, and we arrived at Carcass Island around 730AM on February 22, 2022. After breakfast, we disembarked around 945AM. This Falkland Islands hiking route was a 6 mile roundtrip walk over meandering hills, and was clearly marked, as it showed signs…
After some rough days and nights at sea in the South Ocean, we were overjoyed to arrive and start docking at Stanley, the largest city, in the Falkland Islands around 730AM on Feb 21, 2022 – and for once we were actually up and on deck to see it. There wasn’t much to see though,…
Sailing the South Ocean on Feb 20 and 21, 2022 led to some really rough waves, and really, really rough nights without much sleep. We both slept fitfully in 5 minute segments between the rolling, knocking of waves, and noises from our cabin due to the movement. Thankfully though, and I’d say due to the…
Our final day in South Georgia, Feb 18, 2022, consisted of a a visit to Salisbury Plain and then Elsehul Bay to view the macaroni penguins. But even sweeter still than the adventure ahead, after many sleepless nights in South Georgia, and after switching cabins the day before we were finally able to achieve it:…
After a great day in Grytviken, we were looking forward to the South Georgia Shackleton hike, and being in the footsteps of this intrepid explorer. Unfortunately, it was another restless night, as we watched the night before as the ship had inexplicably gone out to sea from South Georgia before turning around to come back…
