Thursday, December 4, 2008

The Adventure Begins

Hokay... so...

Randomness happened, planets aligned and I managed to swing a sweet vacation.  

Awesome!

...so how fast can one book a trip to Antarctica?

For a heck of a long time its been a life goal of mine to visit all 7 continents.  I annoy people at parties with that statement all the time.  As of 10 days ago it looks like it might actually happen.

10 days to:
 - find passport
 - book tour to Antarctica
 - update vaccinations
 - book plane tickets
 - lose passport
 - purchase insurance
 - pack
 - find passport
 - find out boat doesn't leave to till next year

...
 
So now the plan is show up in Ushuaia - some 14,120km or so from Whitehorse - and talk my way onto a boat.  Sweet.  No problem.  


A trip to Antarctica generally takes at least 10 days.  This leaves me with almost 4 more weeks worth of time to waste.   I've always wanted to wander about Chile. It has mountains, deserts, wine and ocean.  What's not to love.  I have a plane ticket to Santiago and absolutely no plan.  Its awesome. 

So, I will be posting about my trip here on a semi regular basis so stay tuned.

Hasta Pronto

Ryan

3 comments:

Dar said...

Hi Ryan. It was great getting your phone call this morning. I hope I made some sense as I was still in a bit of a sleepy fog. :) Your adventure sounds wonderful and I am sure you will find your way onto a ship with no problem. You have that knack! Take care and I look forward to some photos very soon!

Unknown said...

Hey Ryan
Finally found your site. We will keep watch on it. Hope your trip is going well. Lindsay comes in 4 days so I am getting excited.
Take care. My fingers are crossed that you will get on a ship.
Mom

Meandering Michael said...

I can't remember the last time I felt actual, genuine envy. Darn you.

Looking forward to the trip reports!