In Antarctica Deception Island is just an incredible place to see. To get there we had to veer our boat through the narrow passage known as Neptune’s Bellows. We gathered on deck and looked out in awe as this marvellous island came into view. Indeed the magic of Deception Island in Antarctica was just beginning.

It was cold and chilly on deck and a wee bit windy. A brave crowd had gathered on deck to view our narrow entrance through the slim channel into Deception Island.

The gap at the entrance to Deception Island in Antarctica is incredibly tight. Why? Because this island in Antarctica is shaped like a C. At least from a bird’s eye view and it is deceiving hence the island’s name. Our captain glided the boat calmly through!

Yes the entrance into Deception Island in Antarctica really is like going into a letter “c” and this made for a slowed down section of the amazing Antarctic adventure, it was another brilliant time to be out on the deck as the captain, from Bulgaria Asparuh Chorbadzhiev directed the boat through the narrow entrance called Neptune’s Bellows.

It was one of a few times I visited the Bridge during the sailing and it was quite busy – everyone wanted to hear and watch the captain at work in what is a tricky job.

Our captain worked it well – using his experience to sail the ship rather easily through Neptune’s Bellows and into Deception Island in Antarctica in front of a lot of the passengers and crew!

Where is Neptune’s Bellows? 63 degrees south and 60 degrees west at Deception Island in Antarctica. The entrance means you arrive at Port Foster which is in the South Shetland Islands as well. Neptune is the Roman God of nature which is where the name is derived from but we learnt a few other facts about the naming of Antarctic places on this adventure.

Not long in coming and the captain had done his job – we were inside Deception Island in Antarctica having successfully steered through the narrow Neptune’s Bellows! Amazing journey in Antarctica!