Early start of the day for the crew, trying to retrieve the anchor that got stuck yesterday, but the several attempts didn’t work and before breakfast time we were forced to grind the chain and consider the anchor lost.
After spending the night at anchor at Fortuna, this morning at breakfast-time the walkers amongst us were eager to start the famous Shackleton walk, all the way to Stromness Bay.
I wanted to experience Antarctica, and the wildlife of South Georgia in an eco friendly way, so going by sailing boat seemed like a fine idea.
Foggy and grey full last day at sea before reaching South Georgia.
Another great day of sailing though the Scotia Sea, with quite steady Westerly winds for most of the last night and day, decreasing a bit during the afternoon.
Now we are rolling and heeling along at impressing speed. Last 12 hours we have been logging 8 - 10 knots!
Before leaving Antarctica behind, our last visit is Elephant Island, the northernmost of the South Shetlands. The island and the little cape that we visited today, named Point Wild was of outmost importance for the Imperial...
Well, I don't know were to start. We have probably had our last (for this time...) landing in Antarctica, namely a refreshing walk on Penguin Island with it's penguinnest and craters, just southeast of King George Island,...
For a while we stop the engines during last night, drifting on the Weddell Sea pack ice. The spectacle of the Europa between the pack ice floes and surrounded by large tabular icebergs, under the fade moonlight and the torches...
Today we woke up with the idea of keep sailing deeper into the Weddell Sea, to try to reach Snow Hill Island.