After some days of rough seas, the Indian Ocean finally began to calm. The swell gradually eased, the horizon settled once more, and life on board returned to its familiar rhythm. Yet our journey was far from over – Cape…
After a sleepless night a long awaited dream came finally true at 5.30am. We were finally reaching one of the most desolate islands of our planet: the Kerguelen. Hidden deep within the southern Indian Ocean, the Kerguelen Islands are one…
The month long journey on Le Commandant Charcot along the remote coast of East Antarctica was far from over. The first leg of the expedition had already taken us deep into one of the most remote corners of the planet,…
The docks of Hobart were quiet that afternoon as we boarded the ship. The small Tasmanian city seemed as calm as it always does, but a light rain had begun to fall and the wind from the Southern Ocean was…