Author: Minion-Chris

#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 – 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 – 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 – 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...

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...