Antarctic Dream Expedition

March 9th 2009 until March 19th, 2009

The Circumpolar Current (so named because it circles around the pole, or more exactly around the continent of Antarctica) flows eastward or clockwise (looking from above the south pole) and it carries 150 times more water than all the world's rivers combined. It is also the home of the 'roaring forties', the 'furious fifties' and the 'screaming sixties' – all named by sailors who battled the dreadful storms in these regions as they passed through the latitudes of 40, 50 and 60 degrees south.

The expedition offered us the ideal introduction to the Great White Continent. Departing from and finishing in the port of Ushuaia, we took in the most exciting sights of the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.