Jan 21, 2006 - Paradise Harbour / Lemaire Channel

The 21st we went through the Gerlache Strait to Paradise Bay, on the Antarctic Peninsula.The 21st we went through the Gerlache Strait to Paradise Bay, on the Antarctic Peninsula....

Jan 1, 2006 - Antarctica - 64º 49'S / 63º 30'W - Temp -4ºC (23:50hrs)

We awoke this morning to our expedition leader, Don's regular words - 'Good morning, good people, welcome to the day' this time also welcoming the new year. Back on board we spent the afternoon in the ship's bridge as we sailed down the Gerlache Strait and into the Neumayer Channel; narrow waterways littered with bergs and flanked by sheer cliffs that looked like all the world's ski resorts laid end on end - '. ...