Everyone has boarded Le Soleal safely and our destination is the Subantarctic Islands, named after the Antarctic and Sub tropical convergences. The passengers are split 115 Australian and 55 French, with the expedition crew made […]
Today I’ve decided to visit the Giant’s House in Akaroa while waiting to board Le Soleal in the late afternoon. Le Soleal has arrived in Akaroa harbour early this morning, along with the Golden Princess […]
As the National Geographic Explorer heads towards Cape Town from Tristan da Cunha, the weather deteriorates and we experience heavy seas. We were incredibly lucky weather-wise to have been able to land at Tristan da […]
The weather today is even better than yesterday – the swell has eased and as we head to Nightingale Island, we have high hopes that we will be able to land, and hike up onto […]
Despite the National Geographic Explorer’s stabilisers, crossing the Antarctic Convergence in the Southern Ocean involves a lot of pitching and rolling. The rolling from side to side isn’t so bad – the headlong pitches into the […]
I could hear the waves hitting the porthole of my cabin during the night, and in the morning the seas are still heavy as we approach Shag Rocks, with a strong wind hitting the NG […]
