After the few adventurous days of crossing from the Falklands to Antarctica, from now on and for the next few days we will try to venture into the icy and treacherous waters at the East of the Antarctic Peninsula, right at...
Antarctica. The mythical hidden southern continent for so long. Not sighted nor first trodden by human feet until the 19th Century. Today the Europa heads straight into the Weddell Sea, “ according to the testimony of...
Grey. Out of the fog like oceanic ghosts come today flocks of the grey Southern Fulmars. Mist, reduced visibility sometimes of just about 100 meters, grey skies that merge with the ocean in...
The Screaming 60’s welcome us with light winds and calm seas. Motor sailing our way north of the South Orkney Islands. Black and white. Their upper wings show the colors of the day. Spread over their...
Following the wind shifts sailing close hauled towards Antarctica. Using the engines to plan the trip with a detour north of the ice surrounding the South Orkney Islands. Following the general trend of...
In the Low-Pressure system highway of the Scotia Sea, the next one crosses our path, with its wind shifts and changes. It blows and turns from the NNW. In the early morning, the watches deal with Southerlies and...
Bang, bang, bang… bang!!!!💥 Freeing ports don’t stop banging scoping water off a main deck that fills up with every jerk when the big swells crash over the hull and climb over the railing, with the ship...
South Georgia. We started dealing with the island’s infamous weather but pulled up a zodiac cruise at Right Whale Bay and later on a landing at Rosita Harbour. Late last night Europa arrived at the...
Anchoring during the night at Right Whale Bay. Snow showers hit our course early in the morning, while 25kn of West-South-West winds blow. Along the day the wind eases down leaving behind some sunny spells...
There’s not much time to prepare the ship and do a large changeover of permanent crew after the arrival of the ship to Montevideo. She has been through hard times at Cape Town where she lay dry at the shipyard getting...