Please join me on the longest trip of my life! This epic journey will cover over 22,000 miles and explore the islands of the Antarctic and the Antarctic Peninsula, then continue to South Georgia Island, onto the Falkland Islands, and back to Santiago, Chile. From there we travel westward to Easter Island about 2300 miles west of Santiago, far out into the Pacific Ocean, and then finally one month after starting the trip, I will return home to Ames, Iowa.

What follows is an tentative itinerary, maps, and various links for cities, islands, hotels, the ship I am on, as well as various other travel related information. Once the journey begins I will attempt to give blog updates when I can, depending on how reliable and expensive the satellite internet connection on the ship proves to be. If I am able I will include some photos along the way, of a smaller size to help you see what I am seeing. The web is filled with information, stories, and photos of all the places I am visiting, by just "Googling" a place such as Deception Island, you can see where and what it is. If you have a burning question and know my email address you can send it to me, and I will check as I have time, and most likely respond here in this blog.


The photo on the masthead, obviously is not mine (not yet anyway)! It was taken on the island of South Georgia, which is about a thousand miles south east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. We will spend three days in South Georgia capturing images like the one above, which shows thousands of King Penguins. These were the stars of the popular movie, "March of the Penguins," which you may have seen. Share and enjoy the expedition with me, when you are able.


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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Neil Armstrong will be one of my shipmates!


Neil Armstrong...rocket man from Wapakoneta, Ohio, Purdue graduate, NASA veteran, Apollo XI commander, national hero, first human to walk on the moon, and life long adventure seeker will be on my ship for the duration of the expedition. Neil has been to the moon and back but never to Antarctica, and he will be a guest host for the National Geographic/Lindblad incredible journey. His official NASA Apollo XI portrait is on the left, and in the center is a photo taken by me, when I met him at Purdue in January, 1970. He returned to his alma mater to receive an honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree, and as a Purdue University News Service photographer, I followed him around all day long and took photos of him and the events that he was experiencing. In this photo he is receiving his doctoral hood. The photo on the far right was taken on October 27, 2007 at the dedication of the new Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering on the Purdue campus. It will be special to meet him again and visit as opportunities arise. Of course he will not remember me, but I surely have never forgotten him!
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