Le Soleal motored south overnight to reach Sandy Bay on Macquarie Island. Only 60 passengers are allowed ashore at any time, so the groups are assigned 2 hour landing slots each in the morning, and […]
Le Soleal arrives at Macquarie Island early in the morning for a 3 day visit. Day 1 is at the ANARE station at the northern end of the island, Day 2 will be at Sandy […]
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 […]
Le Soleal has repositioned overnight to the Antipodes Islands, 860km to the southeast of Stewart Island, New Zealand. Uninhabited and protected, landings are not permitted. Zodiac cruises are the order of the day, and we […]
It is not possible to drop anchor at Bounty Island, but we are fortunate to have relatively calm weather allowing Le Soleal to motor in a stable position. It is also something of a weather […]
