The Polaris and her sister ship Octantis both have a full science team, and they gather data and perform various scientific research. Dr. Brandi, chief…
Around 4pm we got on our first zodiak ride! So we got all bundled up. and headed out into the snow. Dave was our zodiak…
The first sighting of Antarctica! Announcement from the captain came over at 1214pm our time. My sister was in the gym and my mom in…
While attending the Beginners Guide to Phone Photography, where we learned a few tricks like how to quickly access our phone’s camera, displaying gridlines, using…
We are expected to reach Antarctica in about 3-4 hours. It will be noon – 1pm our time, 2-3pm east coast time (I’ll let everyone…
I woke at 430am and this was the view from our cabin Showering was a bit interesting since the Drake Passage was not a lake.…
After a roughly 5 hour flight from Oakland to Miami, a 2 hour layover, a roughly 9 hour flight from Miami to Buenes Aires and…
Our trip day has arrived! Our ride share driver Nate was efficient and courteous on the drive from Oakland to San Francisco. He graciously loaded…
We are all checked in. In 24 hours we will be almost to Miami as we begin our trek south! Today has been a low…