Day 5 (July 5): Llyn y Fan

To reach today’s hike, we drove for an hour down driveway-wide roads, hemmed by hedges of various plants outside my … Continue reading Day 5 (July 5): Llyn y Fan

Day 4 (July 4): Llangorse

I have been remiss. I’ve neglected to introduce our wonderful guides, James, Mary, and Monika. Though they hail from different … Continue reading Day 4 (July 4): Llangorse

I knew I was in trouble when I met the rest of our hiking group this morning. Nearly without exception, … Continue reading Day 3 (July 3): Fan-y-Big

I’m on my way to Dylan Thomas’s birthplace, so it’s no surprise that we did “not go gentle into that … Continue reading Day 1-2 (July 1-2): Travel and Cardiff

Our original itinerary had us heading into Drake Passage today on our way back to Ushuaia, but there are two … Continue reading Feb. 12: Hanging around the South Shetland Islands

Bleak, sulphurous, haunted. Deception Island is an active volcano with an ocean-filled caldera. Although considered part of Antarctica, Deception Island … Continue reading Feb. 11: Deception Island and Greenwich Island

Even on a dreary day, Neko Harbor would hold a place among the most glorious scenery on Earth. On a … Continue reading Feb. 10: Neko Harbor and Cuverville Island

I always knew penguins were adorable, but not until today did I appreciate just how entertaining they are. This morning … Continue reading Feb. 9: Yalour Islands, Pleneau Island, Lemaire Channel

Late yesterday afternoon, word came from on high that there would be rough seas during the night and throughout the … Continue reading Feb. 8: Recrossing the Antarctic Circle

Someone must have turned Horseshoe Island upside down, because by the time we got there our luck with the weather … Continue reading Feb. 7: Horseshoe Island and Bourgeois Fjord