Itinerary: Wake up super early to catch a plane from Chile to Argentina. Tour Ushuaia through Tierra Del Fuego National Park and take a catamaran tour of Lapatia Bay. Board the National Geographic Endeavour and get used to life at sea. Wow! I thought yesterday was action-packed, but today has been incredible! I could do…
Category: Antarctica
Santiago, Chile – Part 2
Itinerary: Visit Photography Store, Walk around Santiago, Take a Tour of the City, Visit the Pre-Colombian Museum, Grab some cocktails with my shipmates….crash….hard. You get a double posting today because I had some down time earlier. Since my last posting, I took a stroll for a few miles through Santiago in search of a small…
Morning in Santiago, Chile
Itinerary: Arrive in Santiago, Chile and tour the town. We got into Chile at 5:55 AM which is actually 4:55 AM Eastern Time. I definitely got some sleep on the plane, but I’m feeling the early wake up now. I have met most of the people on this trip and made fast friends with a…
In transit: Miami to Chili
Itinerary for today: Get on LAN Flight to Santiago, Chili from Miami. Don’t die of boredom. Today has been extremely boring. Spending the day in the Miami airport is no fun, and expensive. Fortunately, I was able to find a nice little lounge in the airport hotel to connect from. Security has been a lot…
Last day at work
Today is going to be a “tidy-up” day. I’ve done my best to tie-up loose ends and get processes in place in case something goes wrong while I’m away. Something is going to break, a competitor is going to do something we won’t be able to fight back against online, an employee is going to…
3 days to go – time to start packing
It is time for my least favorite part of the trip – packing all my junk. I’ve already cut a lot out, and I’m still scratching my head on how I’m going to fit this mess in 2 bags. I think i’ve got everything covered on what I was told to bring, and I added…
To my friends in the Photography forum on S2Ki
Thanks for the farewell thread Dave: http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=636814 I usually don’t participate in the monthly photo contest, but the theme was timed just right this month: Birds. If I don’t have too much trouble getting online, I will be aiming to win this sucker: http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=636706 ….the only question is: Should I win with a Penguin or…
One week to go! Clean things up while I’m gone everyone.
I’m only 7 days away from hopping on a plane for the trip of a lifetime. At this point, I’m very ready to go. There are only a few minor things left to do: Haircut Buy a battery charger Format External Hard Drives Make guide for people to follow if something goes wrong at work…
Albatrosses of the Antarctic Converge
These are some of the largest birds on the planet and the Wandering Albatross has the largest wingspan in the world: almost 12 feet on a body that is almost 4.5 feet in length! The smaller of the Antarctic albatross, the Light-Mantled Sooty Albatross, has a wingspan over 7 feet! Albatross are giants whose true…
National Geographic Endeavour
This article is a complete re-print of a review by on the Cruise Critic website. It is the most detailed review I’ve found on the ship, and gives a good idea of what to expect from Lindblad Expeditions while traveling on this vessel. The Endeavour is the vessel I’ll be sailing on to visit the…