United StatesSouth CarolinaCharleston CountyFort CornerFish Pond33°3’18” N 79°38’31” W
December 31, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
To finish out the year, I flew up to spend New Year's Eve with one of my best friends. She picked me up at the airport, and then we had lunch with another good friend of mine in Charleston. I met andRead more
United StatesFloridaHillsborough CountyMullis CityValrico Square28°2’32” N 82°30’27” W
December 28, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Finally got into Tampa at 6 pm on Christmas day, and headed straight to the house. Slept well on Sunday night. Monday was a day of rest.
Tuesday I made my way out to St Pete for the Taco Tuesday H3.Read more
United StatesTexasHarris CountySecond WardTurkey Bend Cutoff29°45’14” N 95°19’15” W
December 25, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 -2 °C
Second leg was an overnighter from Buenos Aires to Houston, on United. I got a cheap upgrade and flew business class, what a relief. Got to sleep for a few hours on the 10 hour flight. Was supposed toRead more
ArgentinaBuenos Aires F.D.Recoleta34°35’18” S 58°24’7” W
December 24, 2022 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
First leg from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires, then had to make a transfer from AEP airport over to EZE via Uber.
December 23, 2022 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
This was originally going to be a ferry ride over to Chile to spend the day in Puerto Williams (the furthest city to the south on planet earth . . . although, we were not too far north of it).Read more
South Atlantic Ocean 55°7’12” S 65°52’30” W
December 22, 2022, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
20-22 Dec – The sea state was a bit rougher than when we sailed down. During the night of the 19-20th and through most of that day, we had steady 5-6 meter swells, with occasional waves up to 8Read more
AntarcticaMaskelyne Passage65°51’4” S 65°25’10” W
December 19, 2022 in Antarctica ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
Last day for excursions, as we visited Deception Island. Deception Island is a super large volcanic caldera. Listed as still active and has a steam vent, but it has not blown in about 50 years.
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South Atlantic Ocean 67°0’40” S 67°53’7” W
December 18, 2022, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 0 °C
This was billed as our day to actually walk on the continent. We had a short zodiac ride to the shore, with a stop at an iceberg to get a closer look at a seal that had lounged out there. Ashore, weRead more
South Atlantic Ocean 66°23’59” S 67°16’41” W
December 18, 2022, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 0 °C
16 Dec – Another very calm and pleasant day, so nice out that the afternoon mountaineering had to be cancelled due to increased avalanche potential.
17 Dec – I guess there was plenty of snowRead more
AntarcticaDanco Island64°44’12” S 62°35’60” W
December 15, 2022 in Antarctica ⋅ 🌧 0 °C
We awoke to an overcast and foggy morning, but the winds are minimal and the seas are very calm. Excursions are back in full swing, and we took advantage of the great weather to run the ThinkingRead more
