Aggie Weighill:
Tom's not the only one proud! Great posts and thoughts! I love that you are questioning our "right" as humans to explore, dominate, and ultimate change all environments on the planet. There should be "no go" zone everywhere - the question remains...Does all of antarctica need to be a no go or is it possible to have managed visitation. Of course that leads to questions of elitism and access! Have a great trip and keep the pondering and questioning going!
Our ship came in! It arrived at the harbour last night and is quietly waiting to receive us this afternoon. Our bags are repacked and have been trucked down to the docks. This...
Feb. 14 Woke up at 2:30AM, got my suitcases down to the lobby and loaded them into the transfer car. The main street in Buenos Aires is the widest street in the world. It is 24...
Today we hiked in the Patagonia Andes, to Emerald Lagoon. We started in the valley, and hiked through a peat bog. Luckily the tour operator had provided rubber boots, for at...
Feb. 13 Flew all through the night and 10½ hours later I arrived in Buenos Aires. It was a god thing I researched the destination beforehand and found out that it would be 27...
Feb. 12 After spending a late night completing my Antarctic Tourism assignment at 3AM, I didn’t get much sleep. I am sure that it also had something to do with the...
"We have met the enemy and he is us" (Walt Kelly, Pogo). To protect natural resources from damage or loss is a primary 'management goal' in the polar regions (as...
If there was one thing I took away from Dr. Aggie Weighill's Environmental Stewardship class, it was a deepening in my sense of responsibility for sustainability, and...
No place, however cold or wet, or hot or high or deep is beyond the quest of man's ingenuity" (Gibson-Watt, 1967). The above quote is attributed to a member of the Parliament...
Another day of being thankful. Thankful for the kindness and support of friends. My computer studies professor, Neil MacMillian, surprised me with a generous donation...
Thanks to the generous support of Vancouver Island University president Ralph Nilsen, and the VIU Bookstore, today I was able to pick up a beautiful warm fleece, a down filled...
Did you know that the Antarctic holds a lot of world records? Antarctica is the continent that is the world's: coldest windiest highest (average elevation...
I spent the day shopping for gear for the expedition. And those who know me know I would rather get a root canal then go shopping. Since I know that this is likely the one and...
And what would a great adventure be without doing a little research before we go. The Antarctic explorers were a truly amazing group of men. They risked their lives,...
In its grandeur, its vastness and, in a way, its purity the Antarctic is the most beautiful thing in the world ( Cherry-Garrard, 1937). 14 days to go. The next two weeks seem...
An ancient Chinese Proverb states, " Unless we change direction, we are bound to end up where we are headed." Another thought is that, while it may take awhile, one can turn a...
16 days to departure. What do we know about Antarctic Tourism? Being credited with pioneering Tourism in the Antarctic, in 1966 Lars-Eric Lindblad organized the first regular...
"Protect the Poles, Protect the Planet". That is the theme of the Students On Ice, Antarctic University Expedition, supported by the International Polar Year (IPY)...
With only 18 days before departure I have spent the day working on sponsorship and donor requests. I have been trying to fund raise for the expenses of this research expedition,...
19 days to go and I am working on my 15 page Introduction to Antarctic Tourism essay. Once completed, I will give an oral presentation based on this essay to my classmates...
Welcome to my Journal It's January 23, and the reality of the expedition is begining to be felt. Only 20 days until I depart from Vancouver and head south, way, way...
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