January 2014

it was time to find a place for the night and with the strong cold wind from the east we decided that Yankee Harbour would be the best choice. This is a beautiful sheltered...

Elvira reports:
"Today after breakfast it was time for our first landing. The weather is good and now and then the sun shines through the clouds. The first dinghies are ...

We have now arrived at the last miles of the Drake Passage. A beautiful day and no wind. On all sides the beauty of nature. The day started with the first iceberg, at 5 ...

After a beautiful sunny day travelling through the Beagle Channel, we hung over the bow to enjoy the playing Peale's dolphins. There were also some bathing Magellaen penguins...

At 4 o’clock the awaited gale was upon us. The wind increased to gale force. In the shimmering twilight, with 6-meter waves, a blistering snowstorm and the howling of the ...

It is a great misconception that it is only foggy when there is no wind. Yesterday we had thick mist all day and the wind increased to 5Bft. Mist, wind and icebergs are ...