Antarctica First Landing   After dinner at 6:30 we were briefed on dealing with local wildlife. (Basically leave them alone unless they come up to you.) We prepped for the landing, this meant life jackets and cold weather gear. After many days of traveling this was the real deal, the edge of the world, and [...]

After two days of flying and Two days of open seas on the Drake Passage, we were finally arriving in Antarctica.

 Antarctica Into the Drake       The Drake Passage. The most dangerous waters on the planet. It is here that the Atlantic and Pacific mix with the Antarctica currents and channel into a 600 mile wide stretch of ocean. Eight times the volume of the Nile River passes though the Drake Passage every day. [...]

Antarctica – Getting there is half the fun   Well, I have been a bit slow in updating my blog, which I blame on the holiday season. Of course, it’s really just me getting caught up in a lot of other things and not taking the time to continue my Antarctica story. So, my apologies [...]

Antarctica Overview Well, I’ve returned from Antarctica and immediately found myself in the holiday season and with a rather impressive cold. Strangely, I got ill when I returned rather than when I was in the land of ice and snow. I think it was spending the night in Buenos Aires, with it’s normal day/night cycle [...]

Antarctica   Well, I am five days from leaving for Antarctica – the last continent and, quite frankly, the edge of the world.  I have been talking about such a trip for more than 10 years and been in the preparation for this trip for more than a year.  Although, I ave been getting ready [...]