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.

Throwback Thursdays – Buenos Aires

ByMinion-Chris August 4, 2016 1 Comment
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Argentina on my way to Antarctica in early 2015, I started with a few days in Buenos Aires.   Upon arriving in BA, my first impressions of the city was that it was a very European looking city. Much of the city's architecture was inspired by Europe and it has been considered the "Paris of South America".  I wouldn't...

Throwback Thursdays – Iguazu Falls & Ushuaia

ByMinion-Chris August 11, 2016 0 Comments
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Argentina on my way to Antarctica in early 2015, After Buenos Aires I visited Iguazu falls before arriving in the port city of Ushuaia.   We flew from Buenos Aires to Iguazu falls to spend two days exploring one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Iquazu falls spans across the border of Argentina and Brazil. ...

Throwback Thursdays – Drake Passage & Antarctica

ByMinion-Chris August 19, 2016 0 Comments
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Argentina on my way to Antarctica in early 2015, After Iquazu and Ushuaia we boarded the Akedemik Ioffe en-route to Antarctica  We set sail out of the Beagle Channel on our way to Antarctica!  We would need to cross the Drake Passage first though. In my research I learned that the crossing of the Drake would either...

Throwback Thursdays – Vernadsky Station and the Yalour Islands

ByMinion-Chris September 3, 2016 0 Comments
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Argentina on my way to Antarctica in early 2015. After crossing the Antarctic circle we were eager to get our boots on the Antarctic ground. Wordie House & Vernadsky Station With a taste of Antarctica from our zodiac cruises yesterday, all of us were excited for what was next.  Our first stops would be in the...

Throwback Thursdays – Pleneau & Petermann Islands and the Lemaire Channel

ByMinion-Chris September 8, 2016 0 Comments
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Argentina on my way to Antarctica in early 2015. After camping in Antarctica we so ready to continue our journey I woke up super early when I heard the voices of my fellow campers through the bivy sack.  As I re-familiarized myself to where I was, the first thing I felt was how sore my back was.  In my haste to dig...

#TBT – Paradise Bay & Danco Island

ByMinion-Chris September 17, 2016 1 Comment
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Antarctica in early 2015. After Visiting Pleneau and Petermenn Islands we make our first continental landing this day. Paradise Harbor This morning saw us arrive at Paradise Harbor  for our morning excursion. We were all excited, this would be our first Antarctic continental landing, the previous landings were island...