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:
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!
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
I can't remember the last time I felt actual, genuine envy. Darn you.
Looking forward to the trip reports!
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