Antarctica adventure

Day 1: Ushuaïa

I arrived in (Argentina) 2 days ago around 9pm. Yesterday I spent the day at Tierra del fuego natural park where many paths enable to... [Continuation]

Day 2: Drake

Although I was sleeping I easily noticed the moment when the icebreaker entered Drake passage. 40 to 50 knots wind started to harshly shake our russian... [Continuation]

Day 3: Drake

During the night Drake's turbulent flow clamed down as well as the wind eased off, for the happiness of all passengers :-) A four meters swell is persisting but... [Continuation]

Day 4: Lemaire channel

Great restful night during which our vessel finally stopped shaking in every possible way when entering Bismarck strait. I slowly wake up by 6h30 and suddenly... [Continuation]

Day 5: Argentine island

Awoke at 6.20am by the boat weighing anchor, I got out on the lower bridge, at the front of the boat like Léonardo di Caprio in Titanic so as to... [Continuation]

Day 6: Andvord bay

During the night our icebreaker professor Multanovskiy set sail sooner than expected, around 2.30am as a huge iceberg was dangerously drifting towards... [Continuation]

Day 7: Errera channel

This morning the weather is lovely. The expedition team prepared a three hours zodiac cruise so as to explore the richness of Errera channel in... [Continuation]

Day 8: Livingston island

We reached the South Shetland islands and more specifically Half moon island. Although we haven't sailed for a long time the sceneries... [Continuation]

Day 9: Drake

Yesterday afternoon while professor Multanovskiy set sail to South America we were all wondering wether we'd pay the notorious "Drake tax". Well... [Continuation]

Days 10 and 11: Drake to Ushuaïa

The wind didn't ease off with the night and the ocean remained shaken but less than yesterday. I managed to tighten things in ... [Continuation]