Antarctica Again
 

Leaving tomorrow for a five week Antarctic adventure. Six of us will depart South America by sailboat. Daily updates at www.icetent.com for those that may be interested.

Good luck! And thanks for the updates. Quite the adventure!

Don't forget the SPF 40, its summer down there BI. :laugh:

WOW that sounds so very neat. Have a great time:D

Good Travels BI
 

I'll be checking in... Be safe!:cheers:

Add me to your list of avid followers....be good & be safe! :)

Yup,I'll be watching the adventures of BI.Good luck.And make sure your not speeding on that sailboat!

Have a safe trip and enjoy yourself.

Are you crazy? :laugh: Let me know when you explore the Bahamas. :coolsm:

Exciting!
 

Many thanks for sharing what promises to be another exciting adventure. I look forward to viewing your visual journals as well as your 2009 ice-encrusted beard! I agree with DPG... the Bahamas and/or Caribbean are much more appealing to me!

I'm trying hard to understand why anyone would even want to go there.......we have minus 0 degrees temps heading our way tommorow...why not just hang out here? I'm good with the sailing part.....have you ever heard of the Caribbean?....Just ragging ya,BI have fun.

Have a safe trip BI!
 

Have a safe trip BI. I'll be following your adventure. Keep us posted.

Nice trip
 

Wonderful adventure BI. I loved seeing all your pictures and comments.

I actually got an e-mail from BI all the way from Antartica.Pretty cool,the e-mail from down under and us 2 opposites on many issues here exchanging how-do-yoy-dos.:laugh:

Wow!
 

This is just too much. My God, the photos, along with the daily updates. Breathtaking. Things that most of us can only hope to see on TV.

B.I. I wonder if you might tell us of the costs associated with such a trip???
I can't begin to imagine....
10/20 K ????

Thanks BI!!
 

I've been following your blog and really enjoy seeing your photos. It's a trip that I will probably never get to take, but it's been wonderful to see what it's like! What camera are you using for your pics? Everything looks so clear and beautiful!
Thanks for letting us "tag along" so to speak.
SLI

His last report was as of yesterday the 10th.They were headed across the open sea to Cape Horn and he hoped to make it there by Thursday.They had some damage that required going up the mast and was determined to be to dangerous to repair in the high seas.Quite an adventure to say the least.

The pictures are amazing!!!

Wow.....better than National Geographic....what an adventure.

Still no update on his website about BI making it back to Cape horn as of Friday 2:00pm.Also no reply to an e-mail I sent 3 days ago.His last post said they were hoping to reach the mainland early Thursday.Hope they didn't run into trouble.

Thank you for all the kind comments. It was an incredible trip! While I was gone Virgin Galactic send me a beautiful scale model of the SS2 Spacecraft that I hope is my next trip.

Fox Channel 25 came to the house today and interviewed me about my trip. I also provided some of my videos and pictures. They also shot the model.

A piece is expected to run tonight at 10 and 11 PM on Fox.



To answer a couple of questions: Costs are 350 euros per person per day. Camera is a Canon Power Shot A540. I wanted a camera with a view finder because its often to bright to watch the display. I also wanted a camera that uses two AA batteries so I can use the same "Energizer Lithium" batteries I use on my other equipment. They are much more powerful than alkaline batteries and work down to 40 below.

OK, glad to have you safely back. Now how about fixing my favorite CAM.
Bear Cam 1?

Sunbeam - CAM #1 is working on dialup. Other cameras are on Metrocast Cable, they say they will fix it in April or May. I will not hold my breath.

SIKSUKR - Sorry, you email must have fallen through a crack in the ice.

Thanks
 

Enjoyed being part of your journey.Thanks for all the fabulous pictures. Glad to know you are back safe and sound.

For anyone who missed it, here's the Fox 25 report:

http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/...ear_Antarctica

(Sorry, I couldn't get the embed to work)

I have placed the interview and a few selected Antarctic videos on my YouTube page.

http://www.youtube.com/icetents