Now that we are in week three of our total lockdown I think my itchy feet are starting to show! Like me, you might just be starting to think about future travel plans, maybe it’s time to move out of your cosy home and spend a few days getting up close and personal with some polar bears! While you are planning, Polar Bears International who … Continue reading Polar Bears During Lockdown.
We had been at sea for about three weeks, leaving Ushuaia, Southern Argentina to head across the fierce Drake Passage, down the Antarctic Peninsular, across the Amundsen Sea and into the Ross Sea. It was now daylight 24 hours a day and we were in our best dresses, lipstick and all after the Captains dinner on board our ice strengthened expedition ship Marco Polo. It … Continue reading Midnight Sun
Sitting in among the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsular lies an active volcano called Deception Island. From out at sea it just looks like a normal island with no bays or shelter but as you get closer a narrow channel becomes visible. The tall cliffs on either side of the channel, called Neptunes Bellows because of the incredible wind that funnels through, open … Continue reading Island of Fire and Ice
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