2015 Antarctic Adventure

2015 saw two friends and I step food on the frozen continent: Antarctica! Along the way we also visit parts of Argentinia including Buenos Aires, Iquazu Falls and Ushuaia.

#TBT – Orne Harbour & Bancroft Bay

ByMinion-Chris September 22, 2016 0 Comments
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Antarctica in early 2015. After a perfect day in Antarctica we press on for more natural beauty. Orne Harbour Our morning excursion saw us visit Orne Harbour. Our boat anchored in the harbour and we Zodiac'd around the mouth of the harbour to make landfall on the other side.  Once on land, we took a bit of time to hike...

#TBT – Mikkelsen Harbour & D’Hainaut Island

ByMinion-Chris September 28, 2016 0 Comments
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Antarctica in early 2015. After a little adventure and exploration we near the end of our journey. Mikkelsen Harbour Our first and only stop today would be to Mikkelsen Harbour.  It was a small bay and we would be landing at D'Hainaut Island. D'Hainaut Island was a tiny Island that would only take you an hour or so to...

#TBT – Antarctic Swim & Half Moon Island

ByMinion-Chris October 5, 2016 0 Comments
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Antarctica in early 2015. After a windy vist to Mikkelsen Harbour we have one more day on the Antarctic Peninsula. Deception Island This would be our last day in the Antarctic Peninsula, so it was a little bittersweet that we approached this day. We'd learned that everyday had something new to see or experience and...

#TBT – Antarctic Return & Last Days in South America

ByMinion-Chris October 13, 2016 0 Comments
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Antarctica and South America in early 2015. With our Antarctic expedition complete we make a return through the Drake passage and spend our last days in Argentina. Drake and Cape Horn I had mentioned earlier that the wind had been picking up and our return voyage across the Drake passage was far from a calm affair....

#TBT – South American & Antarctic Wrap Up

ByMinion-Chris October 20, 2016 0 Comments
I've been recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Antarctica and South America in early 2015. With this Antarctic and South American trip over, here is one final wrap up of the trip in its entirety. Antarctic Wrap Up When the idea of travelling to Antarctica first entered my mind, I never would have imagined that a little over a year later I would be stepping...