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Back on beloved KZN Battlefields

Back on beloved KZN Battlefields

After a glorious two months down in Antarctica, it was wonderful returning home. In every sense of the word since we moved into our own apartment just before I departed for the South, in November.A wonderful group of British guests asked me to show them around in KZN,...
February 15

February 15

On this day in 1874, Ernest Henry Shackleton was born. A man who apparently at age 22 had a dream that he would one day travel over fields of ice to one of the Poles of the Earth. Unorthodox, cavalier, charming, persuasive, loved by men and women alike, Shackleton was...
Going South

Going South

Le Lyrial spent a calm night in Royal Bay last night, and repositioned early this morning to St Andrew’s Bay. Despite a severe swell, the Captain and Able-bodied Seamen (AB’s) calmly got us into Zodiacs for a tour along this breathtaking shoreline –...
South Georgia to Antarctic Peninsula

South Georgia to Antarctic Peninsula

Last evening we turned our watches back one hour, From GMT-2 to GMT-3. Guests and crew alike were pleased to get another hour’s sleep after the excitement and activities of the past 3 days. Some guests were up early to take advantage of the early morning light,...
Voyage 2 ~ 24 & 25 December 2023

Voyage 2 ~ 24 & 25 December 2023

” Man’s feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell” – Jean Paul RichterUshuaia is the gateway to Antarctica. This frontier-like town with a population of around 100 000 people, prides itself on being the...
Heading South

Heading South

December 13, 2023 ~ Drake PassageThe Circumpolar Current flowing around Antarctica in a clockwise direction is the largest ocean current in the world – one thousand times the flow of the mighty Amazon River. This current has no landmass impeding its progress,...
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