Bluff/Invercargill
February 3, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Start of the trip!!!
Snares Island
February 4, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
First stop - zodiac cruise and kayak at the Snares!
Enderby Island
February 5, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
First landing, a beautiful landing at Sandy Bay and a walk across the boardwalk to the other side. Incredible vegetation and albatross.
Hardwicke, Auckland Island
February 5, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
An impromptu stop at the site of the historical Hardwicke settlement.
Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island
February 7, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
A landing at Sandy Bay with a visit to the Royal Penguin colony and King Penguin colony.
The Isthmus, Sandy Bay
February 8, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 7 °C
A morning of landing at the Isthmus visiting the edge of the station, the lookout and the gentoo penguins.
Lusitania Bay, Macquarie Island
February 8, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 7 °C
Followed by a spectacular zodiac cruise at Lusitania Bay (huge king Penguin colony).
Balleny Islands
February 11, 2025 in Antarctica ⋅ 🌫 -1 °C
Zodiac cruise at the moody Balleny’s where we saw both Adelie penguins and Chinstraps as well as a lot of Weddell seals.
Robertson Bay
February 12, 2025 in Antarctica ⋅ 🌬 -3 °C
Too windy to land at Cape Adare.
Cruise by and headed into Robertson Bay to get shelter.
Coulman Island
February 14, 2025, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ -4 °C
Zodiac cruise and kayak at Coulman Island. Cruise through the ice on the way there.
The Ross Ice Shelf
February 15, 2025, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ -9 °C
Ship cruise along the Ross Ice Shelf (and in ‘the cracks’), amazing.
Cape Byrd
February 16, 2025 in Antarctica ⋅ ☁️ -10 °C
Landing with some Adelie penguins and Weddell seals.
Big swell on the beach.
TAE Hut, Scott Base
February 16, 2025 in Antarctica ⋅ ☀️ -11 °C
Visit to the Hillary hut, Scott Base.
Shackleton’s Hut, Cape Royds
February 17, 2025 in Antarctica ⋅ ☀️ -10 °C
Discovery Hut, McMurdo Station
February 17, 2025 in Antarctica ⋅ ☀️ -12 °C
Scott’s Hut, Cape Evans
February 18, 2025 in Antarctica ⋅ ☀️ -11 °C
McMurdo Sound
February 18, 2025, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☀️ -4 °C
Cruise along the ice shelf, orca and emperors galore!
Drygalski Ice Tongue
February 19, 2025, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☀️ -11 °C
Cruise along the ice tongue and landing on the ice.
Gondwana Station
February 19, 2025, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☀️ -8 °C
Zodiac cruise
Colbeck Bay
February 21, 2025 in Antarctica ⋅ ☁️ -7 °C
Continental landing!
Cape Adare
February 21, 2025 in Antarctica ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
Much improved conditions, landing success!
Perseverance Harbour, Campbell Island
February 26, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
What an incredible spot and such perfect weather we had!!
A beautiful walk up the Col Lyall boardwalk to see the Southern Royal albatross soaring above us and sitting on nests. Just amazing. Windy!Read more
Musgrave Inlet, Auckland Island
February 28, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Incredible zodiac cruise to finish off the trip with 3 caves, dancing sea lions, albatross chicks and rockhopper penguins!!
Carnley Harbour, Auckland Islands
February 27, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
It was a soggy, soggy zodiac cruise! Wet and windy out there.
