After a long, uneventful nine hour bus ride to Durban, I took a taxi from the bus station to a backpacker’s hostel for the night. Once I checked in, I bought a calling card for 20 Rand and called Gielie. I’d been out of contact with him for several days…
It was with no small amount of trepidation that I set foot on the shiny tiled floor of O.R. Tambo international airport in Johannesburg. Don’t get me wrong – I was really excited as well – I’d just set foot on my fourth continent this year (the sixth in my…
Going through South America (and Central America for that matter), I’ve watched my fair share of soccer (I’ll never, ever call it “football” – unless it’s spelled with a “u”). I’ve given it a shot – I really have tried to get into it. It’s just so painful. Try as…
Well, I’ve put another continent in the books. South America was incredible. I was of course excited to hit the highlights – stroll around Machu Picchu, lay eyes on the mighty Andes, stand under the arms of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio, visit Ushuaia and “the end of…
This won’t be a long entry for a couple reasons: First, I wasn’t in town for very long. I had about four days and three nights, which is obviously pretty short. Second, I hated it. When one thinks of Brazil, Rio is the first city that comes to mind. Beautiful…
As most of you know, I have booked very, very little ahead of time on this little trip. Outside of the Antarctica voyage, I secured only five other flights at various points along the way. The next one on the agenda was the hop from South America to Africa, or…
After my adventure in the great white south, I hopped on a flight to Buenos Aires. I’d a little over two weeks before heading to Africa, and I figured I’d spend a little time in the Argentinean capital. I ended up spending nearly two weeks here, due to a couple…
So I thought it would be an interesting experiment to let the beard grow out on the trip. I’ve never really done it before. I’ve had the occasional goatee, and am pretty much in a constant unshaven state, but I’ve never let nature completely take over. Much to my surprise,…
Days 8, 9 and 10 Well, we’re back in the Drake. I slept surprisingly well though, and as I woke up to the morning announcement, I actually wasn’t feeling all that bad. The ship was rolling a good bit though, so I took it very easy. I ventured upstairs for…
Day 7 I got up early again, this time for two reasons: First, I was hoping for a glimpse of the sunrise, which by the look of the view out my window didn’t look very promising. Second, today is our last day of adventure. The last day of landings. The…