Monthly Archives: December 2014

One year ago today: landfall on the Antarctic Peninsula proper, more penguins, and an avalanche!

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Chris Rowan

23rd December, known by GeoKid “the day before Christmas Eve”, saw our first stop on the mainland of the Antarctic Peninsula and on nearby Cuverville Island. Both Anne and Chris got snowy hikes in that day, so our entry will … Continue reading →

Categories: Antarctica, by Anne, ice and glaciers, photos

One year ago today: Into the icy Weddell Sea and Antarctic Sound

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

One year ago today was a day of icy splendor, with plenty of penguins too. We’ve already shown you some of our photos from this portion of the trip, in our explainer on ice in a multitude of forms. Here’s … Continue reading →

Categories: Antarctica, by Anne, ice and glaciers, volcanoes

One year ago today: first icebergs, first Antarctic landing, first penguins!

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Chris Rowan

A fortunate consequence of a calmer Drake Passage is that our progress across it was quite speedy. When we woke on the morning of the southern hemisphere’s summer solstice, we had nothing but steel blue seas and seabirds for company. … Continue reading →

Categories: Antarctica, photos

One year ago today: crossing the Drake Passage

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Chris Rowan

Even starting off as far south as Ushuaia, it’s a long way to Antarctica – almost 1000 km of open water. We got a peek at the chart below whilst touring the bridge of the Corinthian – they have computer … Continue reading →

Categories: Antarctica, photos

One year ago today: our Antarctic voyage begins

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Chris Rowan

You may recall that last Christmas, your intrepid bloggers managed to find ourselves on the trip of a lifetime to the Antarctic. We’re pretty sure that Geokid was Santa’s most southerly delivery on Christmas Eve. We have posted the odd … Continue reading →

Categories: Antarctica, photos