Logbook

We’ve been in South Georgia for a week now, sailing along the northeast coast. After arriving in the northwest of the archipelago at Right Whale Bay, we’ve been making our way slowly eastward—from bay to bay, from anchorage…

In the footsteps of Shackleton The 5.5 km long Shackleton Walk traverses the barren fellfield country between Fortuna Bay and Stromness Harbour. From the beach, a steep uphill climb leads to a 300m high pass and an even…

History Prince Olav Harbour is a small sheltered inlet within Cook Bay at the western entrance to Possession Bay. At its head lie the remains of an old whaling station. This is a site steeped in history from…

A dream in white, blue, and pale yellow. A vast, gently curving bay, surrounded by a magnificent mountain backdrop. Dotted with thousands upon thousands of tiny dark specks—that is Salisbury Plain. The tiny specks scattered across the landscape…

In the morning, the sun is shining from a deep-blue sky; it’s bitterly cold, and the deck and mast are covered with a layer of ice. After a warm bowl of porridge, we weigh anchor shortly after eight.…

Preparations On the evening of the previous day, we begin preparing for our first shore leave. Here in South Georgia, that involves quite a bit of effort. To prevent anything that doesn’t belong here—such as seeds, soil, plant…

We’re here; we’ve been anchored in Right Whale Bay since yesterday. We’re the only ship on the island. We spent yet another night on watch, passing the hours drifting northward in the darkness, but yesterday morning, when I…