Antarctic Mission 2019

Antarctica with Dr Karl (via Ushuaia, B.A. & Iguazu Falls) Index

Antarctic Mission 2019
Dr Karl, Me, and Lockie

Planning and Why?

Antarctic Mission–A travel itinerary of movie soundtracks and a podcast hero?

Auckland Antarctic Science Meetup | I joined this to learn a bit more before travelling. Some brilliant talks, movies, and presentations

Adventure Books Oamaru and Shackleton Connection | Antarctic books galore

The World Expedition Itinerary

Travel Posts:

Getting there:

Auckland to Buenos Aires

Antarctic Cruise with Doctor Karl:

Charter based on World Expeditions (Oceanwide) Basecamp tour

Antarctica Landing Map | Credit Oceanwide Log

Day 1 | Ushuaia & Departure
Day 2-3 | Drake Passage Crossing
Day 4-9 | Antarctic Peninsula Basecamp
Kayaking, a landing and endless evening (L1, 2)
Neko, Danco, Pingu, BBQ? (L4, 5)
Antarctic sounds and not sleeping on ice (L6)
Finding Lockie (L7, 8)
Frozen obstacles and Chilean welcomes (L10, 11, 13)
Station Almirante Brown heights (L14, 15)
Antarctic Airport, no Deception (L16)
Telephon Bay, Antarctic farewells (L17)
Day 10-11 | Drake Passage Return
Day 12-13 | Ushuaia to BA | Ushhuaian farewells, Hello Buenos Aires!

Buenos Aires (3 Days):

Biking Buenos Aires South
Biking Buenos Aires North

Iguazu Falls (3 Days):

Arrival and Iguaçu (Brazilian) Falls
Mission accomplished Iguazú (Argentinian) Falls
You're going to get wet... Iguazú (Argentinian) Falls
Brazilian birds and flying home

Background:

Dr Karl:

Karl Kruszelnicki (Dr Karl) | Wikipedia
Antarctic Cruise with Doctor Karl | World Expeditions
The Amaz!ng Meeting Australia 2010 (Sydney) #TAMOz
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki’s inspiring conversation with Richard Fidler

Antarctic NZ History:

Robert Scott (who went via NZ)
Sir Edmund Hillary
Air NZ Erebus Tragedy

"Theme from Antarctica". From the original score of Koreyoshi Kurahara's film "Antarctica". Composed in 1983 by Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Vangelis).

Roland Joffe’s film The Mission, about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th-century South America, featured Ennio Morricone’s original score and memorable scenes shot around the Iguazu Falls.

TEDx 2015 Auckland | Steve Pointing is Professor of Applied Ecology at AUT and for over a decade has led an astrobiology research team collaborating with NASA. Studies extremophiles in Antarctica, NZ, Tibet.

Photo Archive (Flickr)

Flickr.com | 2019 Antarctic Iguazu Mission