Adventure Travel Blog Posts

The weather had turned sour, yet again derailing our expected itinerary. This is a common occurrence in Antarctica. We were lucky in that our small ship and the ship’s captain had an advantage, we could sail into a seldom visited, protected area called Flandres Bay. This was a special treat, and even the guides were […]

We ate well on this ship, eating three meals a day in the restaurant. After our first continental landing, the ship’s kitchen provided a special dinner on the stern of the ship, a deck where there were many picnic tables and an outdoor bar. We celebrated having set foot on the continent, and we soaked […]

We finally set foot on the Antarctica continent. Getting onto the land isn’t often an option as most of the shoreline are ice and rock cliffs. The landing was made more exciting by the fact that we had been prevented from an excursion that morning in Dorian Bay, on the other side of the Gerlache […]

I wrote yesterday that we sailed through the Lemaire Channel, a seven mile long channel that at its narrowest is only a half mile wide and has high mountains flanking each side. When we reached the southern end of the channel, ice blocked the way. This derailed our plan to push further south to another […]

Our journey continued south along the Antarctic Peninsula, and we entered into the Lemaire Channel. The Lemaire is a dramatic landscape, and it’s among the most beautiful parts of the Antarctic Peninsula. It’s a seven mile long passage that at its narrowest is only a half mile wide. The channel can be full of icebergs […]

While onboard the Magellan Explorer, there were many opportunities to learn from the expedition staff, which included a marine mammal biologist, a geologist, a historian, documentary film makers, and veteran Antarctic guides. The seminars were wide ranging, covering the great explorations of Antarctica, the impact of the Southern Ocean on the global climate, and lessons […]