Entries Tagged "cruising antarctica"

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

This tiny island in the Weddell Sea plays a role in one of seafaring history's most legendary exploits. When the brave crew of the Endurance, led by intrepid explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, was trapped in the ice during a 1914 polar expedition, they took refuge on this island until help arrived.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Antarctica cruising...Over the course of the austral spring and summer, the sun lingers longer and longer, melting snow and ice. Wildlife grows in abundance: chicks hatch and fledge, and pods of whales breach in a daap bay where a calving iceberg has churned up krill, the local delicacy.  The natural cytle of life ensures that every expedition is different and that every expedition is full of surprised.