Shackleton

4 Nov 2009

Full Moon and Twilight

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Lyubov Orlova in AntarcticaIsn't that a magnificent view? Towering, snow covered mountains, with clouds swirling above the water.

20 Feb 2009

Good News!

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19 February 2009 The good news is we’re steaming north with all passengers from the Ocean Nova on board. Yesterday was an extraordinary day. We arrived in Marguerite Bay late in the morning.

26 Dec 2008

Cape Evans - December 24, 2008

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While we were all ashore yesterday, rather large tidal cracks opened up in front of the ship, so Captain Pavel took the opportunity of using these and started up the engines and moved almost 30 miles. So when we woke this morning we were quite close to Cape Evans. This is the site of Scott’s Hut, and another very special place to visit. Straight after breakfast helicopter operations started up and off we all went to visit this very historical site. It was from this hut that Scott and his party departed to travel to the South Pole and never to return. Ghosts are definitely present in this

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