Category Archives: Subantarctic islands

Blog posts relating the Subantarctic Islands such as Macquarie Island, Campbell Island etc

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Juneau, Alaska

Today is disembarkation day on Le Soleal. Captain Le Rouzic announced yesterday that we are scheduled to arrive in Juneau, Alaska at 10am on 6 July 2019. This makes us about 4 hours behind schedule, […]

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Milford Sound, New Zealand

Le Soleal has arrived in Milford Sound overnight, which is disappointing for those leaving for Queenstown airport at 6.30am from the ship. The Queenstown transfers are leaving at 9am, for a 5 hour bus ride, […]

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Fiordland, New Zealand

Fiordland in New Zealand will always be the place that I heard the news of David Bowie’s death, “(f)or here Am I sitting in a tin can” (Space Oddity, 1969) aboard Le Soleal. A spectacular sunset as […]

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Bluff, New Zealand

Bluff is called a ‘technical’ stop to clear customs to re-enter New Zealand, before heading to Fiordland. Bluff is a small port town of less than 2000 people, with most of the employment provided by […]

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Zodiac cruising, Auckland Islands

The plan for today is for zodiac cruising in two locations around the Auckland Islands. Le Soleal has remained anchored at Enderby Island overnight, as we wait for a second severe low pressure system to […]

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Sandy Bay, Enderby Island

Having left Macquarie Island a day earlier than planned, yesterday was a sea day to reach Enderby Island as quickly as possible. On the edge of a low pressure system that was predicted to be […]