Antarctica Stories


Water, water, everywhere,

Feb 6th A Back in South America. I remember as a kid a saw a show called Where Whales go to die. The scenery as I recall was amazing. Optically stunning. Also seemed to be an open, vast, cold, lonely place. You certainly get that feeling when you are here. But this made for an amazing trip. More than what I expected. Only one day was cold and that...


Water, water, everywhere,

February 3rd Traveling through the Drake. I bit of a shake but nothing too serious. However, being near the washroom I can hear people throw up in the most wretched way because of seasickness. Quiet days to get back but there are still education seminars and photo displays. Send off party tonight and then off to Colombia. Eric’s shirt that he l...


Whose beard with age is hoar,

February 2 Mayday Mayday Mayday (Again) After hauling naval ass to rescue the Polar Star from a Shacklenton fate we arrive to be told that they are fine and can limp back to Argentina but now the captain announces that they are in trouble again and we need to do a rescue. We alter courses once again and meet up with the Polar Star to take on their p...


The ice did split with a thunder-fit;

January 31 Mayday, Mayday, Mayday Now I should be bitching about how cold camping was in Antarctica but there was a change of plans at the last minute. There was a ship that ran aground south of the Antarctica Circle and we had to barrel south for a rescue mission. Sail hard through the night and woke up well below the circle. The boat was talking...