I promised a second update today, but I’m not going to be able to do it in full – sorry. New Island was incredible. We hit shore around 3:30 PM and I stayed till 7:30 PM (the last possible minute) shooting Rockhopper Penguins, Blue Eyed Shag, Black Browed Albatross, Upland Geese, and many other birds….
Carcass Island in the Falklands – my first WOW!
Looks like I’m going to do two postings today. Itinerary (morning): Wake-up to our first landing at Carcass Island Finally put some food down the hatch Get my mind blown by the wildlife on Carcass Island I woke up feeling fantastic! Breakfast was a treat, and everything tasted much better than usual. Outside the ship…
At Sea – heading to the Falklands
Itinerary: Attend lectures about sea birds and the Falklands Take pictures of the various sea birds following the ship Try not to blow chunks I left a comment on another blog article before crawling into bed last night. As I was typing that comment the boat started rocking, and it hasn’t stopped yet. I have…
What is South of South? The Southest!…Ushuaia, Argentina
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…
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…