Steeple Jason Island The anchor drops at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands around 6am, and we awake to a spectacular day. The weather forecast is for 10 degrees Celsius in the morning, and 11 […]
We are at sea to the Falklands today on Le Lyrial, and en route to Steeple Jason Island, one of the small north-west Jason island group of the Falklands. Commandant Garcia and the Expedition Leader, […]
Le Soleal has arrived in Milford Sound overnight, which is disappointing for those leaving for Queenstown airport at 6.30am from the ship. The Queenstown transfers are leaving at 9am, for a 5 hour bus ride, […]
Fiordland in New Zealand will always be the place that I heard the news of David Bowie’s death, “(f)or here Am I sitting in a tin can” (Space Oddity, 1969) aboard Le Soleal. A spectacular sunset as […]
Bluff is called a ‘technical’ stop to clear customs to re-enter New Zealand, before heading to Fiordland. Bluff is a small port town of less than 2000 people, with most of the employment provided by […]
The plan for today is for zodiac cruising in two locations around the Auckland Islands. Le Soleal has remained anchored at Enderby Island overnight, as we wait for a second severe low pressure system to […]
