Antarctica. How else to kick off the story of this place but with ocean, land, and some stars of the show. Gentoo penguins, looking their best. This is Goudier Island, home of Bransfield house. You can see the old British boathouse in the back. Photo by none other than Mr. Eric Guth. After traveling around…
The Drake Passage has many moods. Crossing to Antarctica you might experience a storm like I posted yesterday or these dreamy ripples of blue. A cape petrel glides over the vinyl grooves of the Southern Ocean. #meetthenorth #meetthesouth #lindbladexpeditions #antarcticambassadors #drakepassage #pintado #petrel #seabirds #blackandwhite #southernocean #water #wildbeauty
Most ships that head to the southern end of the world must pass through a gateway called the Drake Passage. This pinch point between Tierra del Fuego and Antarctica creates some of the most changeable seas on earth. I’ll be on the National Geographic Explorer all month, and it will be fun to post from…
I know how much I love snow at the north end of the world. (Beautiful Svalbard pictured here.) It’s time to go see what’s happening at the south end. Antarctica, here I come! #meetthenorth #antarcticambassadors #lindbladexpeditions #meetthesouth #ice #landscape #svalbard
December 1st. New month, new page. Adventure awaits. Northern Iceland. #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #iceland #northerniceland #horse #horseback #horsebackriding #icleandichorses #comeforaride #passionpassport
Thirty days ago, we embarked on November, which is usually my least favourite time of year. To heck with that, I said, this time it will be different. So . . . was it? It was. I stayed home the entire month, and I set a routine. This was a change for me, but it…
Endurance. Emphasizing the results of a journey doesn’t take into account the perseverance it took to get them. Endurance is a private quality. Few people ever see what we go through to realize a vision – whether it’s miles along a trail, hours in front of a screen, or so many dead ends before you…
Wrapping up a great week here and wanted to say thanks with a silly selfie from Qassiarsuk, Greenland. Welcome to our new followers and a shout out to the communities who helped us share faces and places this week: @whoamagwhoa (you want to know about these women), @ilovegreenland (featuring fab takeovers!), and @lindbladexp (who fuels so,…
Giving thanks for all we have received on this journey. Gifts from the land. The generosity of strangers. Enduring friendships born of unlikely circumstances. Here, the community of Pond Inlet prepares caribou, walrus, narwhal, and arctic char for a community feast. May there be feasts of many kinds! #meetthenorth #thanksgiving #americanthanksgiving #feast #nunavut #nunavummiut #lifeupnorth…
Letting winter settle in. Appreciating it not only for its sting but for its quiet. So here’s my feedback for weather men and women (and the rest of us for that matter): Every time you disparage winter weather you train us to prefer warmth over cold. How is that good for the planet? #meetthenorth #arctic…