Our Travel Stories

Shraddha:

There are no words and there are no pictures that will do justice to what we saw and experienced. This was a magical day in a surreal place with absolutely the best weather possible.

We started the day on the observation deck as we entered the Marguerite bay.

It was dotted with icebergs and framed by rugged mountains and calving glaciers.

We took zodiacs for a small tour around the bay and then landed on the island itself for free roam.

This island had two bases, one British and the other American and we visited them both.

But rest of the time we just enjoyed on land surrounded by beautiful views on all sides.

We also waited by the large glacier to see if we can catch a calving. Though we saw calvings, we couldn’t capture them.

This was followed by another little zodiac cruise as we returned to the ship. We all took a zen moment to just soak in the calm, peace and beauty.

Once on ship, polar plunge was announced. The water temperature was 2 degrees Celsius. Mayuresh did take plunge and claimed it was not bad at all. Water temperature was 2 degrees Celsius.

After the plunge we had barbecue dinner on the deck. We all wore silly hats and sat on the deck to enjoy both the food and scenery.

As the sun set, the alpenglow made the place even more magical.

And the moonrise was just the cherry on top.

The day had a profound effect on me, and I struggled to fall asleep. I did not want to say bye to this day …