From the Ship

This Expedition Vessel “Akademik Shokalskiy” has given us the most wonderful voyage to the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. With only 45 passengers we have become one big happy family, made up from all round the world. Have no complaints, food is excellent, shore excursions are so well organized and the weather has been absolutely perfect. The leader tells us we have been the luckiest group of the season. We had a couple of overcast days on the way down over the Drake Passage, even with a little sleet, and a little rocking but the minute we touched land, the sun was out. And as I type this we are on our way back up the Drake, and definitely the swell is a lot higher, but Poo and I are going great guns. Probably nice to experience the Drake a little rough, ‘cause no doubt that’s the way it mostly is.

Poo and the sleet on deck

Entering the Lemaire Channel, a most beautiful sight

So many icebergs, this one reminded me of a fibreglass swimming pool

On one of our trips ashore we landed at Port Lockroy , this is an old British Antarctic Base, and now acts as a museum. In this old survey hut is the most southernmost Post Office in the world. We bought our postcards and british stamps and posted them home in the bright red British Post Box. Will be interesting to see just how long they take to reach us.

You can imagine how good it was to take a look at this sled seeing of our interest in sled-dogs

Now this is the place where we first stepped foot on the Antarctic Continent. Graham and Lisa take note, this is my sixth continent, so please get busy and start organizing Africa.

Then would you believe it, here we are back on the boat in this frozen land and we are sitting on the front bow enjoying a real aussie-style bar-b-que, and its not even cold. How many restaurants have a view like this!