(By Jen) This morning we are at Damoy Point; another stunning location. Once again we haven’t been picked for snow shoeing. Kayaking didn’t happen yesterday afternoon, because of the choppy water, so that group took today’s spot, so kayaking wasn’t an opportunity either. After breakfast we were off in the…
On waking this morning at 6.30am the scene outside the window was surreal. It was as if we were in an icefield, Our destination Mudge Passage. A marine passage that took us into a bay, with the objective of exploring the ice flows for marine life. Seals, whales etc. It’s…
By Jen :- We have been travelling south all night and our destination is Detaille Island, where we are due to arrive at around 1400. Detaille Island is a small island at the end of the Arrowsmith Peninsula in Graham Land. From 1956 to 1959 is was home to “Base…
The weather yesterday was dark and brooding. Snowy mountains in the distance, in lines behind each other, like ghosts and barley discernible. Overnight we are headed for a new location and this morning, on pulling back the curtains, a whole new world and the very opposite of yesterday. Blue sky…
Awake at 4.15am to pee, and get a drink of water. They put salt in all the meals. There was no sleep after that. Daylight outside, but visibility about 100m. Bits of ice drifting by, but no sizeable icebergs, till around 7am. We must be getting close to the coast.…
The night was relatively calm. In fact at one point, around 1.30am, I woke to check the cricket score. As you do, and we were making normal speed, Kelvin tells me, 13.5knots. How does he know that?…:) The sea was calm, and we were sliding through it. There is a…
One small section of food available… So this morning a trip to reception to try and get some sort of connection. Once that was fixed, my message from last night, went, and I was also able to find the latest cricket score. New Zealand in a strong position. About time,…
The day dawned bright and we were soon up, packed and on our way into Ushuaia. Being a Sunday, the town was dead and most shops closed. We could see our ship S H Vega moored at the dockside, but we coudn’t board until after 2.30pm. We arrived at Wayfinder’s…
View through the windscreen, in the camp site. Today we get ready for a few days holiday…:) Won’t that be nice. We haven’t had a holiday for at least 3 months..;) Making sure we have everything that we need, packed. Phone and computer chargers and adaptors, camera and charger…toothbrush…etc.. As…
Museum of the end of the World Another route march into town this morning. It was a chilly, cloudy day, trying to rain as we walked into Ushuaia centre. Our first stop was the Museum of the end of the World. Telling Tierra del Fuego’s cultural and natural history. Signage…