A voyage into an unearthly world

By Sally Macmillan
Updated December 14 2017 - 4:23pm, first published 4:22pm

By the time we meet Le Boreal's captain and expedition leader for our first briefing, the calm waters of the Beagle Channel are a distant memory. We are sailing across the Drake Passage, the wind is forecast to hit 60 knots and the gist of the briefing is to expect the unexpected.