Three Hundred Feet Down

In booking the descent, we entertained what was obviously a delusional fantasy of circling submerged icebergs. Well no, the sub acquired ballast until we reached the bottom at 300' and observed this wolf starfish. Apologize for the focus issues here and on the following two. Shooting through acrylic, and while invisible to the human eye tends to deceive a camera.

Due South

February 2nd 2023
As we compose this blog the ship heads further south, and unfortunately back in the open ocean and...yes rollers. Being a small ship, we have 175 souls aboard, she is more affected by waves, especially abeam. Yet, we are also able to enter places larger ships cannot. In fact, no ship that carries more than 500 passengers can land anyone in Antarctica. We'll take the small, nice ship, thank you and ... read more

Antarctica » Antarctica » South Shetland Islands

Speculation over the existence of a "southern land" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas sou... ... read more

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