Hi All From Spirit of Sydney, Roughly 4 days and nights on the drake, arrived safely.. tough journey with a fair amount of sea sickness, some did better than others!! Pierced through some rough waters on the second night, the boat leaned into it and fought back,,, wind reached 60 knots at one point with …
60 miles from the Melchior Islands More soon…
The wind and low cloud hung around most of the day on the 16th providing a chance to relax, catch up on diaries and cook meals for the return across the Drake. By mid-afternoon the wind had eased sufficiently to head up onto Harbour Glacier for a camping night. A small bit of confusion in …
January 16th. A remarkable day yesterday – from which we are still recovering. Our aim was to climb the main peak on Lemare Island which is listed on the chart as being 2,490 ft high. Dropped off from nearby Waterboat point where we were anchored beside Gabriele Gonzales Videla Base, we spent the usual amount …
Today we had our first sight of land at noon, catching glimpse of towering Smith Island off to starboard. Not long after we sighted Snow Island directly ahead. The plan is to sail through Boyd Strait between the two, then off to the east to anchor in Deception Island. Deception is ideally suited for this …
We have been motor sailing across the Drake Lake for 72 hours in what has been one of the very few spells of calm in the last two months. Currently we have 6-10 knots of breeze and with full sails set the boat is very stable and comfortable apart from the noise and occasional fumes …
7/1/18 11:30pm Watching the Chinstrap Penguins today was like watching a soap opera, but with far more deadly consequences. The chicks were one to three weeks old, fluffy and very cuddly looking. Returning penguins display and call to their mates and enter into noisy, mutual displays before handing over responsibilities for the two chicks. Nesting …
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I heard Lonan whisper to Gry. I had just crawled inside my tent and snuggled into my sleeping bag for the night but my tent is still unzipped and I gaze out the door at a dozen dark fur seals curled up on the rocks 50 metres away, then glance to the sea where 40 …
February 10th. It started as a barely discernible rattle that drew our eyes to the glacier. A few small chunks of ice bounced down the sheer face and hit the sea with a thud. Before you could move, or get your camera out, a block the height of a 2-story house disintegrated in mid-air and …