Aitcho Island, Antarctica

... still cloudy and a bit snowy. We have arrived at Deception Island. Curious name and so-called because the plateau on the island is allegedly deceptively small when viewed at a distance. At our briefing we are told that this is an active volcano and ...

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... Islands) and we had covered so much distance so quickly we were able to go for an unplanned excursion.  It was to Aitcho Island, one of the South Shetland Islands and we were all excited as we layered on the clothes, then wellies (easier to ...

We awake at 7 to have breakfast and be kitted up for 9am to arrive on Aitcho Island.  We are greeted by Gentoo penguins and seals.  We then cross over the island to see a huge pack of elephant seals mainly females and young males lounging around ...

We are in Antarctica! After about 24 hours of motoring along through the Drake Passage, we crossed the Antarctic Convergence-which is where the water temperature drops quickly over a short few miles as the warmer northern water meets the colder southern ...