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 […]
I’m on my way to meet Le Soleal in Akaroa, New Zealand, for the start of their NZ and Australian Subantarctic islands expeditions. This means a flight from Melbourne to Sydney, and a flight from […]
Traveling from Melbourne to Sydney is easy, even having dropped the Hyundai i20 rental car at East Coast Car Rentals near the airport. I’m at Qantas Domestic in Melbourne in plenty of time for my […]
There’s time this morning for some quad-biking in the dunes near Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, before my flight to Windhoek. It’s another clear morning and spectacular conditions. David is my pilot for the flight this morning […]
My last full day at the Sossusvlei Desert Lodge. A quiet morning as the new guests assigned to my vehicle are going to Deadvlei, so I get to sleep in, enjoy the only breakfast I’ve […]
