Today was a fantasy. I hopped in the zodiak to scope terrain and from that point on it was sensory over load. On One side of the bay was a mountain called “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” On the other side one of the most outrages mountains scape’s I have ever seen towered over [...]
Archives for November, 2009
Deeper. Antarctica Trophy Line
Deeper. Day 1 Antarctica
Sixty two hours of rolling and rocking threw the Drake Passage are behind us and off the bow of the ship I see the first sign of land. It is amazing to think that one of earths seven continents did not feel the footsteps of humans until the 1820’s. Imagine something the size of North [...]
Anatarctica 2009
After 40 hours of travel I have made it to the the tip of South America. It reminds me of a Southern Hemi version of Alaska. The mountains are big and the ocean is serious. We got out to stretch our legs yesterday and are now headed for the boat to cross the Drake Passage. [...]