Talk About Extremes
03/01/2015 One of the tough things about air travel is the unpredictability of things. Yesterday we took hours to check in at the small Ushuaia airport, and this morning, having… Talk About Extremes
09
Jan
09
Jan
Back to Buenos Aires
02/01/2015 The day kicked off with the familiar wake up call from Jonathan but nice and early. 6am to be precise. Bags were outside the cabin, and there was little… Back to Buenos Aires
09
Jan
Land Ahoy!
01/01/2015 “Good morning everyone. It’s 7:30am and the weather is a balmy 8 degrees celcius. We have approached Cape Horn, the southern tip of South America.” So spoke Jonathan in… Land Ahoy!
09
Jan
Leaving Antarctica (and Happy New Year!)
31/12/2014 I woke after a solid 9 hours sleep, happy to have caught up on some hours, but still a little tired. But that was OK, as 2 days of… Leaving Antarctica (and Happy New Year!)
09
Jan
Neptune’s Bellows
30/12/2014 6am, the familiar voice come over the speaker in our room. It’s Jonathan with his morning wake up call. “Good morning everybody” he starts and lets us know that… Neptune’s Bellows
09
Jan
65 degrees 11 minutes
29/12/2014 The next morning greeted us with a little bit of travel during breakfast before arriving at Kinnes Cove. Like a lot of what we were seeing, brash ice was… 65 degrees 11 minutes
08
Jan
A Killer Day
28/12/2014 As mentioned yesterday, the plans for the day had changed. The goal was the Antarctic Circle, however ice had put the kibosh on that. Instead the new plan was… A Killer Day
08
Jan
What You’ve Been Waiting For… the Polar Plunge
27/12/2014 This morning was a somewhat relaxed start, as we got our way out of bed at about 7:30am, just for the start of breakfast. But like all mornings, the… What You’ve Been Waiting For… the Polar Plunge
08
Jan
We’re Home! (which means the rest of the posts go up today)
We’re home! Kate and I arrive back home safe and sound last night and boy are our arms tired. Ha. No, it was actually a bit of an epic journey… We’re Home! (which means the rest of the posts go up today)
04
Jan
Grave of the Icebergs
26/12/2014 Boxing Day greeted us nice and early. Typical breakfast time has been 7:30-8:00, but this morning we were entering the Lemaire Channel at about 7:00am and we were advised… Grave of the Icebergs