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...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 8, 2013 | Antarctica, Pre-travel Preparations, What to Pack
How do I pack for 4 days of this…. With this? I start with my clothes — 3 short sleeved synthetic (quick drying) shirts, 2 long sleeved synthetic shirts, 3 cotton shirts, 2 cargo pants, 5 underwears, 5 smart wool socks, 2 heavy smart wool socks, 2...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 14, 2013 | Antarctica, Our Next Adventure
ANTARCTICA 10 days View 2012, 2013 Monsoon Diaries in a larger map They say it’s like visiting another planet: Antarctica. For those of you who want an experience that’s totally out of this world and to come back with stories to...
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