Trip Reports

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Stuck in the Middle of the Alaska Door Debacle and What We Received for Compensation

Kind of late in posting this, I know, but thought you might want to hear of my wife and I’s experience flying the day after this happened.photo courtesy of Fox News. We were flying from our home in Alaska back to DC on Saturday, Jan. 6th. Although we had heard about the plug door incident,…

My Epic Trip to Antarctica – The Return and Final Thoughts

Hope you have enjoyed my trip to McMurdo. It is wonderful to get paid to do something adventurous like that. Here are some final pictures and thoughts on this special trip. If you missed any, here is a link to the beginning. Located in the central hallways between dorms and the mess hall is a…

My Epic to Antarctica – The Cool Stuff

“Cool stuff”, see what I did there? Still writing on this trip of a lifetime. You can catch up by reading the first, second, third and fourth posts. Saved all the best stuff for the end. Today I’ll be giving you a tour of CAPT Scott’s original expedition hut, some penguins, and a pier made…

My Epic Journey to Antarctica – A Week at McMurdo

For those of you catching up, my first post on Antarctica is here and second post here. This is a hard post to write since how do I capture a full week in one post? Here’s my attempt at that, but feel free to ask if there is something that you would like to see…

My Epic Journey to Antarctic – Landing on the Ice

The flight from Christchurch to McMurdo is 4-5 hours. Unfortunately, it is common that the pilots take off with good weather over McMurdo only to have it close in and result in having to fly all the way back for the ultimate trip in vain. I have had to do this a number of times…

My Epic Journey to Antarctica – Getting There

I know this journey will likely make most of my fellow bloggers jealous – especially my buddy Stefan K. I am always envious of some of the spots he goes, like Iwo Jima, so turnabout is fair play. You can catch up on the first post for this trip here. Most people think of getting…

My Epic Journey to Antarctica – The Mission

I have always sought a life of adventure and, for the most part, that is what I have lived. A lot of it comes from just being lucky and in the right place at the right time.  That happened again to me in 2018 when a group was put together to meet the National Science…

After Action Report (AAR): Cardiff, Wales

Greetings, Fellow Travelers!   NOTE: With no travel over the next few months, I’m digging into my archives to remember some travels from the past few years. This trip to Cardiff, Wales occurred in June 2016. This was in conjunction with a broader tour of southern Britain to include Stonehenge, Bath, Salisbury, Bournemouth, and Portsmouth,…

After Action Report (AAR): New York City, NY

Greetings, Fellow Travelers! NOTE: With no travel over the next few months, I’m digging into my archives to remember some travels from the past few years. This trip to New York City occurred in September 2018. This was in conjunction with a solo work trip to Washington, DC during my six years stationed in Germany…

After Action Report (AAR): San Sebastián, Spain

Greetings, Fellow Travelers!   NOTE: With no travel over the next few months, I’m digging into my archives to remember some travels from the past few years. This trip to San Sebastián and the Basque region of Spain occurred in February 2019. This would be our third of four trips to Spain during our six…