Le Soleal anchors in Dutch Harbor, on Unalaska Island, early this morning. Dutch Harbor is a small but sprawling settlement, the only deepwater port in the Aleutian Islands. Below is the NASA image of the […]
Today’s plan is an “unplanned” landing at Chuginadak Island, part of the strangely named Islands of Four Mountains archipelago. It is meant to be a sea day en route to Unalaska Island, but our captain […]
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 […]
We arrive at Campbell Island on schedule at 6am. Notable for its miserable weather and 650 hours of sunshine annually, Campbell Island has turned on the fine weather for our planned 7km hike on the […]
We have 750 km, or 405 nautical. miles to cover to reach Campbell Island, which will take roughly 40 hours. Today is a ‘sea’ day, with the albatrosses and a few prions the only company […]
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 […]
