Lemaire Channel    12 February 2006
We pulled anchor at 0600 and motored out of Pt Lockroy and into the narrow Peltier channel where we had to negotiate a maze of ice bergs to gain open water and the run to the Lemaire channel. The Lema

Visiting the British Base    11 February 2006
Nestled here in Port Lockory, we listen to the wind scream through the rigging and contemplate a new definition to the term "rest day". After checking the weather fax, Steve, the skipper of th

Wicked Day Climbing and Skiing!    10 February 2006
Yesterday when we got into Port Lockory we sorted all the gear and headed straight onto shore in the zodiacs. The afternoon was spent practicing crevasse rescue and then a short ski tour and snow shoe

Wiencke Island    9 February 2006
I awoke at 5am to the sound of the anchor being raised only inches from my cosy bunk. In shifting mist Steve maneuvered the Evohe into the Gerlache Strait. Not long into the journey we were joined by

Land sighted and dropping anchor, crossing complete    8 February 2006 update
Brief late night update!
Land ho! Over eighty hours after leaving South America, we sighted land, and are at present, dropping anchor. Stay tuned in as tomorrow begins the sorting of gear, and the

On the lookout for land    8 February 2006
Day 4 at sea....(always wanted to say that), we are all still holding up, but signs that we are fast approaching our destination are becoming more apparent. At night inside our rooms, heavy condensati

Raise the head sail....    7 February 2006
As I sit here in the bridge with the laptop, sat phone and digital camera some of the crew are raising the Head Sail. Luis is throwing potato peel over the edge, having peeled a whole bunch for dinner

Drake Passage    6 February 2006
At sunset last night we motored out of the Beagle Channel and into the notorious Drake Passage, the Mt Everest of the world's ocean voyages. Dolphins cavorted alongside us and the odd lonely albat