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.


There is more of this blog that will show when you scroll to the bottom of your screen, so when there click OLDER POSTS, or find the "blog archive" section to the right of the postings and click on the topic you wish to see.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

On our way to the Falkland Islands...

We took on another passenger last night, as a man on another nearby ship had fallen and broken his hip, and since we were soon heading for the Falkland Islands he was put aboard our ship as it was the fastest way he could get the medical care he needed. So we are now on our way to the Falklands this morning, and the seas are ROUGH. I am taking Mecalzine in the morning and and evening and so far my stomach is under control. It looks like one is watching an earthquake movie to see people walking around and suddenly are thrown this way or that. The most comfortable place to be for me, is lying bed and rolling with the waves. We are going through winds now that are blowing at 47 mph, sometimes creating waves as much as 35 feet high, and there is much water that is splashing over the bow of the ship. I will not be up and around much today as long as it stays like this, and we have at least two days of seas to get through before we arrive in Stanley, Falkland Islands. We will end up having an extra day there due to the schedule change. Until then it is rock and roll on the high seas!
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