Today started early, really early. In fact it had already gone midnight by the time we went to bed after … More

A photo of Mount Erebus, taken a few days ago. Mount Erebus is one of only 3 volcanoes in the … More

Today the temperature was -8 celcius in Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The sea was freezing all around and … More

Mt Melbourne is the only active volcano on the mainland of Victoria Land, Erebus is on Ross Island. This volcano … More

Yesterday we arrived at Cape Adare, the northern tip of Victoria Land and the northern end of the Transantarctic Mountains. … More

We have been sailing for 5 days since leaving Campbell Island and last night we crossed the Antarctic Circle and … More

So on Wednesday afternoon we set sail from Bluff, 25km south of Invercargill bound for the Antarctic. Soon after leaving … More

We awoke this morning after a much calmer night than the previous night. However all was not calm outside, the … More

Not long before breakfast this morning the ship escaped from the pack ice and we headed gratefully northwards. There was … More

During the night the weather became stormy again. The wind picked up to 80 knots and the ship rolled heavily. … More