Position at 08.00: 65°07.7'S, 064°03.3'W Weather: NE 4; Clear; Smooth sea; +1°C. Lemaire Channel - Vernadsky Station - Petermann Island - Pleneau Island. Pablo's music and his 'Good morning' wakeup call rouse us from our slumber for the second time this trip, and it is just in time for us to dress warmly and make our way out on deck. The reason? We are making our way down the Lemaire Channel; a narrow ice strewn channel enclosed by towering cloud draped...

Day 4 - Saturday, 23rd March 2013 Position at 08.00: 63°55.9'S, 061°09.0'W Weather: SW 7; Clear; Rough sea; 0°C. Cierva Cove - Wilhelmina Bay (story partially by Yolly) After braving the Drake Passage for two days we are finally in Antarctica and it is time to go and explore! Our first contact with the white continent is to be a zodiac cruise at Cierva Cove. This is also the location of the Argentine Base Primavera. The bright orange buildings of the bas...

Day 3 - En route to Antarctica Position at 08.00: 60°09.4'S, 062°23.4'W. Weather: NW 7; Overcast; Very rough sea; +3°C. We wake up in the morning with rocking seas… again… Fortunately the swell is on our back and is as such not slowing us down; instead it is pushing us on our way south. After breakfast we adjourn in the lounge where Pablo conducts a compulsory International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) briefing. This covers such t...

Day 2 - Thursday, 21st March 2013. Position at 8:00: 55°49.4'S, 065°48.4'W. Weather: N 7; Clear; Rough sea; +7°C. At sea - En route to Antarctica (Story by Yolly) With a rough Drake Passage forecast we all wake up tentatively, unsure of the seas that will be greeting us this morning. Fortunately we have been spared the worst, but as the day progresses there are a few lively waves keeping us on our toes - or not as the case may be. Those of us who succumb t...

Day 1 - Wednesday, 20th of March 2013 Position at the pier: 54°48.6'S, 068°18.0'W Weather: SW 4 (Wind direction and force); Clear (Sky); Calm (Sea state); +15°C (Temperature). Embarkation - Ushuaia, Argentina Today is the day! Our boat leaves at 18h00 and we have to check in between 15h30 and 16h00. Freddy and I have a very efficient last morning: we get our vouchers and waterproof clothing for the trip; we book our bus tickets to Puerto Natales for the ...