Road Trip Prep!
What does someone need to take a three month road trip? Well that really depends on the person..but I can tell you exactly what bare minimum I needed to hit the road. First, I was coming off a contract in Antarctica. I did some travel after and had about a month to prepare before hitting […]
Road Trip Packing Guide
Welcome to my Van Road Trip packing list! She is a living, breathing document that I am constantly editing with the goal of one day having the perfect packing list! Feel free to use my list as a guide for your next road trip so you don’t forget a single thing! Camping Equipment Tools Electronics […]
The Great American Road Trip
I am so excited to write and share that this summer I had the opportunity of fulfilling a life long dream – to road trip across the United States in my van! The trip spanned over 11 weeks, venturing through 17 different states. I took over 8,000 photos, drove over 10,000 miles visited 65 new […]
Working in Antarctica Q&A
Why Antarctica in the first place? Antarctica has been on my radar for quite some time now. The journey starts way back in fourth grade when we first learned about the history of some of the early explorers. They were cool and all but what really did it for me was learning about emperor penguins. […]
Notes From Antarctica: Strawberries
Five months. Five months I have been stationed here in Antarctica. To recap, I arrived to station in the first week of October and in January we had our mid-season ship. This ship delivered us new cargo and fresh produce (known as freshies down here). And truly, you don’t realize how much of an inpact […]
First Hike in Antarctica
After spending five days at sea, the instant that my feet touched solid ground, a wave of relief washed over me. We had officially made it to station. Overall, life at sea was a pretty enjoyable experience and I did not get sea sick which was a huge win. I truly don’t see myself becoming […]
Mid Season Ship
It’s already halfway through the season here at Palmer Station! I like to say that time feels fake down here. Somehow, time has both flown by and dragged on. The constant busyness around station has certainly worn me down but the excitement of living in such a beautiful place like Antarctica has kept me going. […]
Chinstrap Penguins
The noble chinstrap penguin lives here in the northern peninsula of Antarctica with the two other brushtail penguin species – Gentoo and Adelie. The chinstrap penguin gets it’s name from – you guessed it – the line of feathers outlining their chinny chin chin! This distinct line of feathers make these tiny penguins stand out […]
Photos From the Drake
Overall, I lucked out and had a decent passing of the Drake on my voyage down to Antarctica. The seas were mild and the days blurred together. If you’re interested in find out more details of the journey itself check out these two articles: Sailing South and The First Day on the NBP. As always, […]
Sailing South – An Antarctic Journey
Shortly after setting sail, we sat through some mandatory safety procedure meetings – a very necessary part of the journey. Once those were completed, they kept the schedule light in case of sea sickness and we pretty much just had free time to do whatever we pleased. We had access to a ton of movies, […]