The first day at sea – on our way to Antarctica
23. July 2018After a late breakfast, we spent our first day at sea almost the whole day on deck (equipped with binoculars and telephoto lenses) looking for birds, whales and dolphins. Our captain Benni had already spotted penguins and albatrosses in the morning, which was one more reason to spend the whole day outside. However, we only…
A dream comes true – On the way from Munich to Montevideo
14. July 2018A dream becomes reality. The idea of going to Antarctica one day has already excited me for years. I had once read that you cannot image Antarctica if you have not been there and that you cannot describe it if you’ve been there. So I was really curious to see it with my own eyes.
How it all began … A journey with Hurtigruten
8. July 2018In December 2017 the day was finally there. I picked up my girlfriend from her semester abroad in Bergen, where she spent the last 5 months at the university there. We decided that “just picking up” wouldn’t have been enough after months apart so we decided to book a journey with Hurtigruten from Bergen up…
