Embarkation day and beginning of our Chilean Patagonia and Fjords voyage. Night at Puerto Williams This morning, Europa , opened her gangway for embarkation. She stands out in the port as a quite...
Preparations behind the scenes for the new journey. After finishing her Antarctic adventures for this season, Bark Europa is now ready to set sail along the southern Chilean Patagonia, Chilean...
Hello all, POS: 57*06.89 S 66*36.77 W COG: 355 SOG: 6 - 8 WND: E 4-6 You can imagine what we are up to today. All sails up including the Royals. Everyone is in a very cheerful mood. Pretty logic The sun comes out at...
Hello all, POS: 69°21.30 S 65°00.51 W COG: 002 SOG: 6 WND: NW 1-3 Another quiet day at the Drake. Drake Lake so far. No wind, No big Sea No view Fog Little excitement. Anxious to sail again We're just on...
Scraping and shoving we fight a deck caked in snow, trying to keep our footing as we prepare to launch zodiacs for the morning’s cruise. While we instinctively regret the grey weather, the two humpbacks...
Hello all, POS: 64*52.2 S 63*10.8 W COG: Making circles SOG: 3 WND: NW 2-7 Quite a different night Steep waves pounding the nose of our proud Bark Europa Lemaire Channel in a fog with 30+ winds on the nose. The high...
In a land untouched by humans, we are surrounded by cathedrals, pyramids, and arches. These great sculptures were not created at the hands of man, but by the giant glaciers which line the Antarctic shores, moulding...
At the bottom of the world, we see mountains upside-down in the water's reflection. So still is the Lemaire Channel that the picture of the cliffs above is mirrored precisely on the surface, broken only by...
Hello all, POS: 64*15.5 S 61*22.13 W COG: variable SOG: 1 - Drifting WND: N'ly 2-3 An Easy day Today we'll start with the Graham Passage and move onwards for a look at the wreck at Enterprise Island. We'll play...
Hello all, POS: 64*37.7 S 62*46.75 W COG: variable SOG: 1 - Drifting WND: N'ly 2-3 A few hours now drifting after a busy day Quite a few Miles Two landings Lots of Whales and all sorts of other creatures. We passed...