Cape Town, Friday March 23, 2018 Commandant Garcia has reduced speed on Le Lyrial overnight on our approach to Cape Town, to time the arrival to the Cape of Good Hope at sunrise. The day […]
We have four days at sea on Le Lyrial to Cape Town during this South Atlantic crossing, with a favourable weather forecast, which will be a vast improvement on the 2012 crossing. Monday March 19, […]
Le Lyrial arrives at Gough Island, part of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, around 9:30am, to an island shrouded in grey mist. Only the very edge of this large island is faintly visible. The swell […]
Friday March 16, 2018 We arrive at Nightingale Island in bright, sunny conditions, and a heavy swell that puts paid to a landing or zodiac cruise. Given that we haven’t picked up a local guide, […]
March 12, 2018 It is 4 days at sea to the Tristan Archipelago from South Georgia Island. Three islands make up the archipelago – Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible Island, and Nightingale Island. Everything comes at […]
Stromness Whaling Station and Shackleton Valley Today’s plan for an early morning landing at Gold Harbour and a zodiac cruise at Cooper Bay was scuttled in favour of Stromness last night. The weather forecast of […]
