St Andrews Bay is one of the largest (150,000 pairs of King Penguins) and one of the most scenic landings in South Georgia. It can also be one of the hardest given it is on […]
We arrive at Fortuna Bay early in the morning – around 7.30am, after a night where the starboard side port hole covers were deployed due to the size of the waves crashing on the windows. […]
Today is another sea day on the National Geographic Explorer…and a fantastic wind off the bow means it is great conditions for albatrosses. Some curious juvenile royal albatrosses and their more circumspect parents make for […]
Well, it’s time to begin the EPIC 2012 travel blog – this is how I’ve chosen to spend 7 weeks of annual leave and a total of 57 days of travelling! Here’s a rough overview […]
We have made great speed through the Estrecho de Lemaire on the National Geographic Explorer, and hit strong winds that slow us right down again as we approach the Beagle Channel. It has been a great […]
One of the morning activities for the naturalists on board the National Geographic Explorer is checking the decks for ‘stowaways’. Each night, the ship operates under a ‘lights out’ policy to avoid attracting and potentially […]
