At Sea, S. Georgia and Sandwich Isl.

... Talks; whales, pengs, episode from "Life in the Freezer" on wildlife breeding in Antarctica.     Day 12, Fri 15 Nov: Scotia Sea: Talks; 'Nordenskjold Expedition 1091-04', Minke Whales, Northern Elephant Seals, Adelie Pengs and Krill.  

... staff help the passengers clean their Wellington boots of any dirt before we got to South Georgia. Also potentially seed or spore-bearing packs and clothing were 'hoovered' to remove 'alien flora'. A lovely Christmas Eve dinner came early so ...

This morning we were offshore of the north coast of South Georgia under gray and rainy skies and bucking somewhat on the swell. The Captain had warned us that a low pressure system was developing around the island at last night's briefing and we were ...

Today is our first day at sea after leaving Stanley.  Overnight we'd maintained a steady 13 knots on our way to South Georgia. Pretty smooth ride with seas only at a Beaufort 4. The Explorer has stabilisers which work well. The passengers have no idea ...