Ever since purchasing my first camera in December 2011, it had been a dream of mine to
travel to the Polar Regions to witness and photograph the incredible scenery and diverse
wildlife of a land less trodden. On reading an article in the Daily Telegraph by photographer
Mark Carwardine, I discovered South Georgia. Mark wrote,

“If I had one day left on Earth - and could spend it anywhere - I’d choose a particularly
wild and windswept beach on the remote sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. It’s called
St Andrews Bay.”

After reading these words, I was sold and a few weeks later found myself booked on a 20
day cruise on-board M/V Plancius, an 89 metre expedition boat with a capacity for 114
crew. Originally built for the Dutch Royal Navy in 1976, the boat was fully refurbished and
ice strengthened in 2009 and would act as the perfect tool for navigating South Atlantic
Ocean. She would also take with her 10 Zodiac inflatable boats that would be deployed
each day to allow us to land ashore and also explore our surroundings from the water. It
was to be a trip of a lifetime!