A gray cat slinks past a wooden house.
There’s something a little intimidating attempting to describe.
Iceland really does have an ice cap atop the island. It’s called Vatnajokull. The average thickness of the ice is 400 m (1,300 ft), with a maximum thickness of 1,000 m (3,300 ft). Beneath this huge ice field is a whole array of volcanos and fissures, many of which are still quite active. This ice …
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A journey of more than four thousand miles begins with… Our Ride’s Here ! ….a single step off the jetway onto the aircraft. Adventure awaits those who are not afraid. And it’s a lot easier if you can ride in Business First! Lucky us, our Global Entry cards, and print-em-at-home boarding passes got us …
Descent intoThrihnukagigur Volcano There are regular tours and vacations for regular people, and they are very.. um… nice. They really are. In fact we’re taking a cruise in December. They’re easy, and safe and can be very entertaining, not to mention relaxing. “Ahhh, I think I’ll read on the beach or maybe take a nap.” …
Drake Passage Sir Francis Drake was not only an explorer, but was also an extremely successful pirate. September 26th, 1580, Drake sailed into Plymouth England after completing a journey of 2 years and 10 months, with pirated treasures worth over 10 million dollars. It was for this plundering that Queen Elizabeth knighted the wayward explorer! …
Friday, January 27, 2012 Fin del Mundo Early in the morning on New Year’s Eve 2011, we happily left Buenos Aires, flying South on Aerolinas Argentinas to the “southernmost city in the world”. Ushuaia. Capitol of Tierra del Fuego, South America. As we boarded the B737, Winnie presented the lead flight attendant with her card, …
Sunday, January 22, 2012 About two years ago, Winnie and I began to think about the continents that we had not set foot upon, Asia (Southeast), Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. We easily decided that the answer would most certainly have to be: Antarctica. Hands down. Why? Well, it’s been said that there are two types …
Monday, January 23, 2012 The Order of the Recoletos built a convent and church here on the edge of Buenos Aires in 1732. Apparently they didn’t make much headway with the heathens, and wandered off less than a hundred years later. After they left, the garden next to the convent was converted into the first …