Day 27 - flight home
Flight home 12.15 23.1 - arrive 06.35 24.1
Day 24/25/26 - Montevideo
Itinerary Transfer from Hotel in Buenos Aires to Montevideo by Ferry Ferry Queue This morning we visited a very successful local business that produces the most delicious olive oil and red wine. Here at Olivares de Quinton they make three types of olive oil all very different from our European olive...
Day 23 - Disembarkation Day
Itinerary Leave Boat by 8am Flight from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires 17.15 Hotel Madero
Day 22 - Sea Day
nearly there Today is my last day at sea! Luckily I survived the Drake Passage unlike many passengers who were very sea sick! I loved the days at sea watching the giant storm Petrels and swooping albatross. I'll have many photos to share next week! I think for me the highlight of the trip was South...
Day 21 - Sea Day
Itinerary Heading back to Ushuaia Susan's comments We have 2 big sea days in the roughest sea in the world, The Drake Passage and yes it's rough! most people now have sea legs so are able to stand and wobble around at the same time! The 5 metre swell has dropped slightly and I find I can balance wit...
Day 20 - Deception Island
Today is our last stop on the Antarctic Peninsula. An imminent storm has forced us to leave half a day early but we still had a morning on the utterly breathtaking Deception Island. This horseshoe shaped black volcanic island is still active but is also home to the delightful chinstrap penguins. I l...
Day 17/19 - Antarctic Peninsula
Itinerary Neko Harbour Neko Harbour is a bay located on the Antarctic Peninsula, on the Graham Coast in the northwest part of the peninsula. It is known for its large colony of Gentoo penguins, as well as its stunning scenery, including glaciers and mountains. The bay is also home to a research stat...
Day 16 - Antarctic Peninsula
Itinerary Lots of time to explore around the peninsula Wilhemina Bay, Foyn Harbour, Enterprise Island, Neko Harbour, Goudier Island, Jougla Point and Port Lockroy Susan's comments Finally we have reached the Antarctic Peninsula. First stop is the gentoo penguin colony at nicholson harbour. we have h...
Day 16 - Elephant Island
arrived at Elephant Island and Point Wild Elephant Island First floating ice
Day 15 - Sea Day
heading south after long detour to avoid the storm
Day 13/14 - Sea Days
Itinerary Travelling from South Georgia to Antarctic Peninsula Susan's comment there is a huge storm in Antarctica so we had to sail north back towards the falklands to avoid 95 knot winds. we are sailing in approximately 35 to 40 knots and it's very bumpy.
Day 12 - King Haakon Bay/ Pegotty Bluff
Itinerary visit to King Haakon Bay and Pegotty Bluff Sail down to Antarctic Peninsula Comment Pegotty Bluff in King Haakon Bay is a small, isolated village located on the rugged coast of Antarctica. It is named after the character Peggotty from Charles Dickens' novel "David Copperfield," and the bay...
Day 11 - Service of Remembrance in Grytviken
Itinerary Service of remembrance at the Whaler's Church in Grytviken Walk to Chruchyard to visit graves of Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank Wild Comment Grytviken is a small settlement located on the island of South Georgia, in the South Atlantic Ocean. The settlement was founded in 1904 by a Norwegi...
Day 10 - Shackleton's Mountain Walk
Itinerary Following in Shackleton's footsteps we hope to walk from Fortuna Bay to Stromness, distance of 5km approx with no mountains / glaciers. It is a small part of the journey Shackleton undertook from King Haakon Bay over the top of the mountains to get help from the whaling station accompanied...
Day 9 - arrival in South Georgia
Itinerary Arrive in South Georgia and explore Ship is due to visit King Haakon Bay / Peggotty Camp where Shackleton arrived in the ' James Caird ' before climbing over the mountains to reach the whaling station. They took the nails out of the boats timbers to use as studs in their boots to give some...
Day 8 - Sea Day
no news from Susan - out of range of comms Journey time to South Georgia was 3 nights and 2 days should arrive Day 9 ( 6.1.23 ) Susan's comments 2 days at sea and plenty to see. As part of our adventure we have all been invited to help with the wild life survey starting with sea birds. By recording...
Day 7 - Sea Day
Itinerary AM / PM Leave Stanley heading for South Georgia
Day 6 - Stanley
Itinerary AM exploring Stanley PM reception on board for Governor of the Falkland Islands (Ms Alison Blake CMG ) and Mensun Bound ( took part in finding Endurance under the ice ) Susan's comments It is an exciting day for both historians and nature lovers! We have arrived at the mouth of Port Stanle...
Day 5 - West Falklands
Itinerary AM Land at West Point Island to visit Rockhopper colony PM Land at Saunders Island to see Black-browed Albatross and more Rockhoppers Susan's comments Good morning. A good view to start the day. We've had 36 hours of a bumpy, and as they say in the navy, a lumpy sea, but now things are a l...
Day 4 - Sea Day
Itinerary Sea days heading for the West Falkland Islands Susan's comments Day A great start to the day from the high seas with a lecture and individual help from the professional photographer. It's slightly too rough to go outside with a camera and long lens but there are albatross, wandering albatr...
Day 3 - Embarkation
Itinerary Embarkation 4pm Sail down the Beagle channel towards the Falkland Islands New Year's Eve Dinner
Day 2 - Arakur Ushuaia Resort & Spa
Itinerary Rest Day after a long flight down from the UK A trip to the National Park is planned for this afternoon walking to Lake Roca This evening we are going to the Refugio Tolkeyen Restaurant for a special commemorative Shackleton's Final Quest voyage dinner. Local Patagonian dishes rather than...
Day 1 - and they are off ..
Home
This is home from where I will be leaving on 28.12.2022 to travel down to Antarctica with Ice Tracks trip ' Shackleton's Final Quest ' https://www.ice-tracks.com/date/shackletons-final-quest/ I am going to try and publish a daily update with GPS co-ordinates, photos and comments (internet allowing)...