Tag: Antarctica

How I planned my Antarctic voyage

ByMinion-Chris May 12, 2017 0 Comments
Antarctic Planning In 2015 I had the great blessing of travelling to Antarctica. It was an amazing experience and I'm often asked what it took for me to get to there. In this post you will find the resources and research that I did, and my decision-making process. Hopefully, other aspiring Antarctic explorers will find it helpful. In doing my research I stumbled upon IAATO (International...

Continental Minion! Checking all the Continents off the bucket list

ByMinion-Chris April 30, 2017 1 Comment
Visiting all Seven Continents With the completion of my recent trip to Australia, not only did I check Australia off the "visit list", but also hitting all seven continents from my bucket list as well. For as long as I can remember, stepping foot on all seven continents had always been at the top of my bucket list. And for the past several years, there was a focused effort to make that dream a...

#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...

#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 – 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 – 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...