My Round the World Trip

[Miles2go]

I've just finished browsing through your wordpress blog. Very compelling reading, as I will be making three trips to Namibia over the next four months and also planning to tour Patagonia in December. I have already been to Rwanda and Kenya.

I salute your courage and determination to fulfill your goals. The lessons you learned are worth sharing with a much larger audience besides photography enthusiasts.

I am a senior citizen. Your stories reaffirm my desire to compile my own bucket list and travel more. Some of my travel photos are shown in www.pbase.com/askthegoodman.

 

[pupuce]

Antarctica, Icebergs and Us

 

[pupuce]

Hi Miles2go

So happy to know that the travel spirit lingers on even in the senior years. I take my hats off to you that you are leading such an adventuorus life.
Patagonia is a raw and beautiful place. Vastly different from many parts of africa which is raw in a compelling way.

There were many good memories during my trip, surprising very often it is not just the beauty of a certain place but rather experiences that makes me laugh , cry and angry then.


Anyway safe travels. Cheers

I've just finished browsing through your wordpress blog. Very compelling reading, as I will be making three trips to Namibia over the next four months and also planning to tour Patagonia in December. I have already been to Rwanda and Kenya.

I salute your courage and determination to fulfill your goals. The lessons you learned are worth sharing with a much larger audience besides photography enthusiasts.

I am a senior citizen. Your stories reaffirm my desire to compile my own bucket list and travel more. Some of my travel photos are shown in www.pbase.com/askthegoodman.

 

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Glacier that took my breath away

 

[pupuce]

After a landing and on the way back to the boat, suddenly we heard the leaders shoutng out "humpbacks, humpbacks" All of us were excitingly twisting around to see of and to make sure we dont roll backwards from the zodiac into the waters. Our leader manovuer the zodiac around and try to get as close as we can. what an amazing sight... it was breathtakinly beautiful, a sight out from National Geographic as we see the humpback whales do their dance... up and down they dive around the ice cold water.

I captured a moment of the tail flip.. and still I ccouldnt believe I am seeing this with my own eyes.
I was choked with emotions... like I couldnt breathe

 

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[ManWearPants]

Very nice. Better than NatGeo. Are u able to manouver ard freely so that u have a better angle and how much time do u have for each location?

 

[BrownBoots]

I'm very impressed by your courage, your high spirit and endurance in an audacious attempt to travel around the world. Congratulations on what is probably the biggest achievement in your life!

 

[pupuce]

I bid farewell to antarctica after 12 fabulous days. I head back to Ushuaia for another 3 days before heading south-west towards Chile with plans to check out Patagonia. A slight problem at Argentina - Chile border as I had a new passport from Singapore and had no stamp of my entry. Kept the entire bus waiting for 20 minutes as the bus driver helped as my stuttering spanish wasnt helpful in such situation.
Finally, I continue on the long bus ride to Punta Arenas before another long bus ride to Punta Natales which is the starting point for the trek. I was a little apprehensive because I have never really trek before, much less Alone!!! I asked other travellers for their feedback and most told me it is manageable by oneself (problem is they failed to realise I am a city girl who never had any trekking experience) I decided that I will splurged by staying in the campsites thus minimising the need to carry my own tent and stove and food. So i set out to the supermarket to purchase food required for 4 days trek - 6 packs of yogurt, 4 apples, i bar of chocolate, i bar of salami and 3 buns... oh man.. I nearly starved to death during my 4 days trekking as I didnt realised how much energy I will be using up just making my way up those slopes.


Torres De Paine National Park
First day at Torres del paine walking in drizzling rain to the first campsite. I was heaving and panting as I struggled up the slopes with my 10kilos backpack 9of food, camera and clothes) and wasnt in the mood for any conversation with another french hiker. As you can see , he decided to speed up and leave me alone..

 

[pupuce]

Very nice. Better than NatGeo. Are u able to manouver ard freely so that u have a better angle and how much time do u have for each location?

Hey MWP, Seeing with own eyes is definitely 100 times better than nat Geo . LOL! we usually have about 1 - 1/2 hours for each landing. the place is so vast that even with 100 people on it, we usually have our own private space with nature. On the zodiac boat, it is much harder to manouver because have to maintain balance and hard to stand up due to the choppy water. You know if we fall into the antarctica waters, we can only survive 3 minutess at max before we die. I dont want to make headlines that way! If we have a good zodiac leader, he will angle it so everyone will have a chance to take a shot at the scene

 

[lovezy]

I am so inspired with your photos and courage! *Saluate* Please keep up with this Spirit! Cheers!

 

[pupuce]

The first day of trekking was wet and cold and i turned up at the hostel looking like a drowned cat. After spending the night drying my clothes and socks in front of the furnace and I snuggled up in bed, I am glad i opt to splurge on the hostel instead of camping in the wild, in view of the howling wind outside. I imagine the set-up tents flying away. The next morning, I was greeted by this sight which is a sure sign of a beautiful day ahead. I just didnt know that the weather in Patagonia is as well wild as the landscape.. i will soon experience sunshine, rain and snow all in a day! and the wind is so strong that it even blow over a fellow trekker

 

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Lago Gray (the Gray Lake) - Torres del Paine, Patagonia

 

[iBishop]

Namibia - Dune 45
(we arrived here at 5am for our climb to get the Sunrise. Looking at the curves and the angle of the dune, it looks like an impossible feat.. as we found out, You take one step forward but you'll fall back by two steps - must be fit to do this or just miss the sunrise and wait for the rest to come down and then go for breakfast​

lovely composition.:thumbsup:

 

[gaoxingdcf]

Hi TS

I have been reading this thread for a long time at work (due to overwhelming workload)

and its does humble me in your world of travels as I picture myself in the photos that you have taken..

Good thread !!!

You had inspired me to do what I want now rather than waiting till I'm old and ready to kick the bucket.