Track the Cape to Cape Expedition

From March 1-25, 2011, the Ocean Doctor, Dr. David E. Guggenheim, takes you along a unique journey from Cape Horn at the tip of South America to the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of South Africa. With stops in the Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, and the Nightingale Islands, the expedition will follow in the footsteps of some of the great explorers and encounter the incredible wildlife of the sub-Antarctic region, including penguins, albatross, seals, dolphins and whales. Learn more about the expedition and its itinerary…

Hear It!

The expedition will be covered on “The Ocean Doctor” Radio Show from the ship, so be sure to tune in or subscribe to the show!

Read About It!

Read The Ocean Doctor’s posts as the expedition unfolds:


  The Gentleman Biologist of Pier 39
  VIDEO: Dramatic Rescue of Freighter Crew by Prince Albert II Expedition Team, Penguin Rescue (CNN) 
  The Great Penguin Rescue
  VIDEO: Oil Slick Threatens Endangered Penguins (CNN International) 
  Desperate Penguin Rescue Efforts Continue: Nearly 3,000 Penguins Relocated from Nightingale
  Aboard the Cape to Cape Expedition: Amazing Jobs at the Bottom of the Planet
  Oil Now Surrounds World Heritage Site, Inaccessible Island. Thousands of Endangered Penguins, Seabirds at Risk
  Aboard the Cape to Cape Expedition: Disaster at Nightingale Island
  Oil Spill Has Reached Inaccessible Island, a World Heritage Site
  Environmental Disaster Worsens After Shipwreck at Nightingale Island
  Ship Breaks Apart: Oil Spill Threatens Penguins, Other Wildlife at Remote Nightingale Island
  Aboard the Cape to Cape Expedition: In Shackleton's Footsteps on South Georgia Island
  Aboard the Cape to Cape Expedition: Ushuaia and the Falkland Islands