January 1, 2011 Noon location en route from Aitcho Position 62° 27.4′ S, 059° 37.8′ W Air temperature 7º C/45° F Wind Speed/direction Force 3, southeasterly An overcast day. Low ceiling. Flat light. A faint[…]
Antarctica Journal – Day Three
December 31, 2010 Noon location southern Drake Passage Position 61° 26′ S, 060° 11′ W Sea Air temperature 4º C/39° F Wind Speed/direction Force 5, west-southwesterly It’s nearly impossible to sleep while passing through the[…]
Antarctica Journal – Day Two
Thursday, 30th December At Sea – Drake Passage Position at 8am 90 nautical miles southeast of Cape Horn Position at Noon 57° 18.1´ S, 064º 07.7´ W Wind speed/direction Force 4, westerly ‘I now belong[…]
Antarctica Journal – Day One
December 29, 2010 START: DALLAS to BUENOS AIRES BUENOS AIRES to USHUAIA BOARD THE POLAR STAR!!! 54° 48.5′ South, 066° 17.9′ West Wind speed/direction Force 3 east southeast It’s been at least 72 hours since[…]
Antarctica – Penguin Preview
And…. I’m back! Much to share, and tonight I’ll post my two first days’ entries, but as the first few days don’t include much on the Antarctic animals (which I know many of you are[…]
Antarctica Journal – Day Zero (+1)
12/28/10 40° 46’ 29” N, 73° 52’ 20” W LaGuardia Airport, NYC Breakfast: Chicken Noodle Soup, Chocolate-covered almonds, tall coffee (blonde & sweet) They say that travel to Antarctica is not easy; in fact it[…]