Our last full day here; there is a sense of sadness. Our crossing of the Drake Passage was blessed; a bit rough, that’s all – no drama! The crew cannot believe it – we are out on deck, albatrosses following our wake. There are dolphins beside us for a while. We love this ship ...
Marie McCormack's Blog
Monday 24th November
24 November, 2008 at 18:12Up and at ‘em early – to Almirante Brown base, partially abandoned. It has snowed so ...
Sunday 23rd November
23 November, 2008 at 18:12“Good morning, good morning Expeditioners! Monika’s Rise and Shine voice call us to ...
Saturday 22nd November
22 November, 2008 at 18:12Elephant island..and it is completely fogged in, with visibility down to 20 yards or less. We are ...
''Whales!'' ''Whales!''
20 November, 2008 at 18:12Thursday 20th November The captain is as happy as we are; he slows down and there is a mass ...
Wednesday 19th November
19 November, 2008 at 18:12We rise at 4.30am for a beach landing, but there is a heavy swell, and the gangway yaws up and own ...
Tuesday 18th November
18 November, 2008 at 18:12We are promised a steep climb to a cliff top to see nesting albatrosses. I chicken out of the ...
South Georgia
18 November, 2008 at 01:20Marie here in South Georgia, Fortuina Bay, the traverse tema came down off the glacier last night ...
Monday 17th November
17 November, 2008 at 18:12The walk into Stromness – ah.Monika had said about three hours..in fact, it was more like 5 ...
We are here
15 November, 2008 at 15:21Its Marie here in King Hakkon Bay in South Georgia, the name conjures up memories of the many ...