Wind still up, with gusts of 40 knots - so let's jump in a little zodiac and go for spin, what else would you do. Headed for Jougla Island first, which was full of penguins and had nesting blue-eyed shags. Almost blizzard conditions I think, snowing sideways and there is no shelter - this is brilliant, this is what I come for, some Antarctic weather!! Next stop is Lockroy Island (also called Base A) and is officially the southern-most post office and shop in the...

Today we went to deception Island, which is actually an active volcano that erupts every 40 years on average, is overdue by 4/5 years now though. Is a large ring of mountains with 1 narrow passage in, this narrow passage called Neptune's Bellows is what allowed the centre to be filled with ocean water. Did 2 landings, first was telefon bay. Probably have to say is one of the most beautiful places I have seen, striking black rocks and sand with white snow. This w...

Today we are cruising through the lemaire passage for the morning then after lunch will be doing a landing, so will be back a bit later to finish writing this. Alright then, went up to top deck at the bow of the ship to watch as we went through lemair passage, holy shizers!!! Sailing into 45 knot winds with gusts of 50 knots, I nearly ended up on my arse a few times, took 3 attempts to get to railing as kept getting blown back and had to hook my arms over the ...

Had lunch, then off to do an afternoon landing on booth Island. This Island was used by captain Jean-Baptiste Chacot in the early 1900's during the winter months in his journey of exploring the Antarctic. We hiked up the hill to the lookout, the views are breathtaking there are no words nor photos that can do justice to what is front of us. We walked along the length of the Island then up to the ridge and along to the rocky outcrop at the end where the cairn is. ...

First on the agenda this morning was a zodiac cruise, in and around all the icebergs - is like being in natures art gallery filled with massive ice sculptures. Each one is different, and the colour variations through them, the more air bubbles trapped within the ice the more intense the blue - the blue glows from within the crevices and holes and actually looks like the iceberg is lit up from inside. Then there is the aquamarine waters surrounding the iceberg fro...