A Necessary Stop in South Georgia We woke to the ship anchored off the coast of Gritviken, once a bustling whaling station and now the administrative centre of South Georgia. Expedition ships are required to visit Gritviken for biosecurity checks and to clear customs. Every crevice in our muckboots and every patch of velcro was […]
This post is part of our epic adventure to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica. In case you don’t want to read this sequentially, or you are looking for a specific part of the trip, here are some shortcuts: Introduction Departure Day Santiago, Chile Torres del Paine, Chile El Calafate, Argentina Ushuaia, Argentina Embarkation Day […]