We’re flying out today from Punta Arenas to the Falkland Islands to meet our ship, the Vavilov. It’s an active Russian hydro-acoustic research ship that’s leased out to OneOcean Expeditions in the tourist seasons for Arctic and Antarctic cruises.  Unsurprisingly it’s not a particularly luxurious ship, but this is an expedition, not a Caribbean vay-cay so … Continue reading Ship Ahoy!