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Month: January 2017

Caribbean blue (and green)

Caribbean blue (and green)

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Sue Clutton

Day 4 in South Georgia and the weather is fair.  This can’t be right ?  Blue skies again and clear visibility.   Again…

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Having a whale of a time in Grytviken

Having a whale of a time in Grytviken

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Sue Clutton

No trip to South Georgia would be complete without a visit to Grytviken.  Here the whaling station has been cleaned up.  The asbestos…

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Songs of the South

Songs of the South

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Sue Clutton

Every holiday has it’s own soundtrack.  It’s usually related to the cheesy Euro-disco tune that you hate but just can’t get out of…

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Penguin soup

Penguin soup

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Sue Clutton

On the afternoon of our first visit to South Georgia the Europa upped anchor and, for the second run ashore, moved to another inlet…

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Fair winds and South Georgia

Fair winds and South Georgia

Posted on January 4, 2017January 3, 2017 by Sue Clutton

After almost two weeks at sea, the final Blue watch of Sunday 27th November is the 16-20:00 shift.  The sea temperature has slipped…

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‘8 o’clocky, cake o’clocky’

‘8 o’clocky, cake o’clocky’

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Sue Clutton

Thanksgiving Day Our two American crew start the day wishing each other ‘Happy Thanksgiving!’.  A cause for celebration…but no, not entirely for today…

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