Whaling Station
24. februar 2024, Sør-Georgia og Sør-Sandwichøyene ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Carl Anton Larsen first identified Grytviken as an ideal location for a whaling station in 1902. Two years later he returned to establish the first station there.
Grytviken operated from 1904-65.Les mer
Leaving Grytviken
24. februar 2024, Sør-Georgia og Sør-Sandwichøyene ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
A lone King Penguin came to say goodbye.
Coopers Bay
25. februar 2024, Sør-Georgia og Sør-Sandwichøyene ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Cooper Island is a small island discovered by a British expedition under James Cook in 1775, and named after an officer aboard HMS Resolution.
Coopers Bay
25. februar 2024, Sør-Georgia og Sør-Sandwichøyene ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Zodiac viewing macaroni penguins.
Gold Harbour
25. februar 2024, Sør-Georgia og Sør-Sandwichøyene ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Gold Harbour lies on the southeast corner of South Georgia. Gold Harbour is home to around 25,000 King Penguins. We saw elephant seals, leopod seals, and various birds.
Fortuna Bay
26. februar 2024, Sør-Georgia og Sør-Sandwichøyene ⋅ 🌬 1 °C
The bay is 5km long and 1.6 wide. It is named after a Norwegian Whaling expedition and home to a colony of King Penguins. It is known as the site where Shackleton and 2 of his men descended and thenLes mer
Fortuna Bay
26. februar 2024, Sør-Georgia og Sør-Sandwichøyene ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Fortune was on our side this time, and what an incredible experience we had today. Walking among the king penguins and fur seals is something we will remember about South Georgia forever.
Stromness Harbour
26. februar 2024, Sør-Georgia og Sør-Sandwichøyene ⋅ 🌬 1 °C
Stromness whaling station is located in the middle of the bay and was in use from 1907 to 1932 it is now derelict and home to fur seals and king penguins. It is now famous for being Shackleton's finalLes mer
Change in weather
26. februar 2024, Sør-Georgia og Sør-Sandwichøyene ⋅ 🌬 1 °C
We were only out for 30 minutes, and the weather changed dramatically so back to the ship.
Rock and Roll
28. februar 2024, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 4 °C
We have been at sea for 2 day's and on our way to Elephant Island. Tonight, we are now officially in the Antarctic and hope to see A23a, one of the world's largest icebergs, along the way.
A23A
29. februar 2024, Antarktis ⋅ 🌬 2 °C
View from the cabin to A23A. This iceberg is split from the Antarctic coastline in 1986. But it swiftly grounded in the Weddell Sea, but was freed recently due to global warming becoming, essentially,Les mer
Elephant Island
29. februar 2024, Antarktis ⋅ 🌬 2 °C
The island was the desolate refuge of the British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew in 1916 following the loss of their ship Endurance in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea. The crew of 28 reachedLes mer
Point Wild
29. februar 2024, Antarktis ⋅ 🌬 2 °C
Point Wild is where Shackleton's Party beached after the Endurance sank in the Weddell Sea and is named after Frank Wild who was the leader of the 22 men who remained living under a lifeboat for 4Les mer
Some of the crew
29. februar 2024, Antarktis ⋅ 🌬 2 °C
World Explorer Post Office
29. februar 2024, Antarktis ⋅ 🌬 2 °C
Bridge Tour
29. februar 2024, Antarktis ⋅ 🌬 2 °C
Brown Bluff
1. mars 2024, Antarktis ⋅ ☀️ -2 °C
We are now officially in Antarctica and visiting Brown Bluff, which is within the Antarctic Sound. The 725m Bluff is an exposed glacial volcano.
Zodiac Cruise Brown Bluff
1. mars 2024, Antarktis ⋅ ☀️ -1 °C
Today was our first day cruising in Antarctica, and it did not disappoint Penguins,seals, and some amazing icebergs were what was on offer today.
Cierva Cove
2. mars 2024, Antarktis ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
Cierva Cove is named after Juan de la Cierva, a Spanish pilot and engineer who in the early 1920s invented the autogyro, considered by many to be the predecessor to the helicopter. Cierva Cove is aLes mer
Whales
2. mars 2024, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Zodiac Cruise
2. mars 2024, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Incredible Icebergs
2. mars 2024, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
This was incredible Zodiac Cruise around these beautiful icebergs.
Landing in Antartica
2. mars 2024, Antarktis ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
Landing in Antartica.
