by Calvin Sun | Dec 26, 2013 | Argentina, How Did You Do That?, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Today was a feast for the eyes, and for the imagination. Even though I just was in Antarctica, this Patagonian glacier by El Calafate can give those in Antarctica a run for their money: El Perito Moreno Glacier just got served We first confirmed...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 25, 2013 | Argentina, Blitzkrieg!!!, Border Crossing, Chile, Crisis, Doctor in the House, Fail, Getting that VISA, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Torres del Paine just got served It took more effort than what was necessary to get these views. After disembarking from the m/v Ortelius yesterday in Ushuaia and hopping on an evening flight to El Calafate with Anderson and Simon, I settled in America del Sur...
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...
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 brief visit to and a quick hike up Neko Harbor: More panoramas of Neko Harbor: A panorama of Neko Harbor: After lunch we then headed to Cuverville Island to see some Gentoo...
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 10pm on our...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 22, 2013 | Antarctica, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Don’t get too seasick watching this! An epic wave occurs around the 0:26 mark: The Drake Passage Today we boarded for Antarctica by sailing through what has been known as the most dangerous seas on Earth, The Drake Passage. My group first gathered at 4:10pm at...
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