by Calvin Sun | Dec 24, 2013 | Antarctica, Crisis, How's the weather?, Lessons Learned, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2013: Antarctica, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
The ride back across the Drake Passage from Antarctica was much much worse Day 4: There’s only 2 places in the world where you can sail directly into a volcano. The first one is Santorini, Greece (yawn), the second one is Deception Island in Antarctica: ...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 24, 2013 | Antarctica, Doctor in the House, Fail, How's the weather?, Lessons Learned, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2013: Antarctica, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Antarctica Day 3 in a nutshell: We first woke up for a quick hike up Neko Harbor: More panoramas of Neko Harbor: After lunch we then headed to Cuverville Island to see some Gentoo penguins: …but more importantly, take on the ship’s...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 23, 2013 | Antarctica, How's the weather?, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2013: Antarctica, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Video of our sailing through the Lemaire Channel: And cruising around our zodiacs afterwards: We woke up the next morning near the British-operated Fort Lockroy. There we got the much-coveted passport stamps for Antarctica: We also finally saw our first...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 22, 2013 | Antarctica, Winter 2013: Antarctica, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Video of our first sighting of Antarctica: So many preview photos for an entry this time… simply because our first day in Antarctica just that stunning: Antarctica just got served We caught our first glimpse of Antarctica and its pack ice at around...
