Epic is the only word for this voyage to Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf
Around 200 magnums of champers in, the world’s first purpose-built passenger icebreaker broke the record for the furthest point south sailed. And that was just one highlight.
The writer’s daughter, Julia Hemens, on the heated promenade deck. Charis Perkins
The captain has warned us but still. The enormity of our undertaking doesn’t sink in until somewhere off Charcot Island, our first destination. In the travel brochure, the distance to this ice-caked island west of the Antarctic peninsula is a curved line the length of my thumb tip. In reality, it’s four days from Punta Arenas, our embarkation port in Chile.
Charis PerkinsLife & Leisure editorCharis Perkins edits The Australian Financial Review's weekly lifestyle liftout, covering the arts, fashion, design, travel, wine, fine dining, sports, motoring and more. Life & Leisure is published online and in the Friday and weekend editions. Email Charis at cperkins@afr.com
