A few years back I set off to travel the world. The journey enabled me to swim with Amazonian pink dolphins, summit the highest peak on the African continent, and sail below the Antarctica circle. The 1 1/2 year trip netted me a worldwide troop of friends and stories out the ying-yang. Currently I live in New York City and have decided to write about the energetic madness that occurs here on a daily basis.
I love seals. They are pretty much my favorite animal. Maybe it is because seals are so much like dogs. Although, they smell quite a bit worse than dogs. Like penguins, they spend much of their time at sea eating. Sitting on the decks of the ship we would occasionally see a seal stick his [...]
photo: Osama Muhammed
Where did we leave off. Oh yes, we just got through the infamous Drake Passage. When we finally hit gentle waters everyone began to feel much, much better. We began to discover passengers that we had never seen before.
Throughout our trip through the Drake we had 6 or 7 (1)hour long lectures [...]
After leaving Ushuaia the Orlova– our faithful vessel–gently cruised through the calm waters that make up the Beagle Channel (named after Darwin’s voyage). The energy of the other passengers on board was electric. I was especially excited to have caught this last minute trip. If I had not, I would have had to wait around [...]
