We can now see Argentina and the sea calmed down. I am standing up again and I feel much better. After a nice breakfast, we were given a bit of time to write and prepare our luggage.
The alarm clock rang at 6.45am. We started getting up. Audrey went to take her shower. At 7.00am, we got a message on the loudspeaker asking us to meet on the roof of the ship immediately. I took a shower and got dressed in 5 minutes because we wouldn’t...
The ship navigated during the night in direction of Bellinghausen. The sea was agitated until morning come. With difficulty, I got out of bed to prepare myself. I was feeling sick again and had to leave the breakfast table to go and lie down. Happily,...
Jason woke us all up at 5.30am so we could all assemble our belongings and equipment so we could be ready when the ship’s crew arrived to pick us up at 6.00am. Not having slept, I couldn’t stand up and I had a lot of trouble packing up my things. I was...
Our camping evening looked quite nice. We didn’t have any rain, as the previous campers did, and we would be staying on a tiny island. We were surrounded by mountains and there were no penguins. It was all very calm (good… I need calm to be able to sleep)....
The previous night’s campers were to be repatriated at 6.30am this morning. Breakfast was served from 6.30am to 7.30am, initially, and lengthened to 8.30am. I was up at 6.00am with a few aches and pains of yesterday’s hike, and was still sleepy.
We were all up early this morning. Today’s planning was a small excursion on Cuverville Island and its beach.
The ship navigated through the night. We were close to the Lemair Channel and were heading for Peterman Island.
We had several presentations today. I am feeling much better; a woman from Oman gave me an effective tablet against seasickness which is allowing me to eat again.
Up at 7.15am to prepare myself and have breakfast. Our duffle bags had to be packed for the 2041 team to orchestrate their taking to our cabins on board the boat. At 9.00am, we had a presentation on “Rio +20” (a recap 20 years after the global reunion...
Hi All, The two students and I moved from our B&B to our superb hotel called Hotel Del Glaciar, just after lunch. It is the highest located hotel of Ushuaia and is not far from the Martial Glacier. We had to take a taxi and went up and up and up on nerver-ending...
Hi All, After a slow start this morning, I decided to go and visit Ushuaia's National Park, renowned for the beauty of its sceneries. I must admit I was hesitating at first to go and visit the park alone, but the owners of the B&B I'm staying at really...
Hi All, Today, I visited a part of Ushuaia and the Maritime Museum of Ushuaia. I learned that the actual town of Ushuaia was born in 1884. It later became a military prison town from 1896. The local inhabitants, before the arrival of the Spanish in the...
I have never spent so much money in one day! Today, I went on a shopping spree and bought 98% of all my clothes and equipment. I still have to buy a pair of fleece trousers to wear in between my thermal underwear bottoms and my waterproof pants, and the...
Many have asked me: how are you going to prepare for such an expedition? I smile and say: good question! I don't know yet. But I'll soon find out. Judging by the photos of the previous expedition, there will be a lot of walking to do and not necessarily...
Robert Swan, who is a British explorer, is also the first person in history to have walked to both Poles (and unsupported), and he is giving me the opportunity to be part of an expedition to Antarctica in early 2012. This expedition has two goals: 1....
Dear Friends, Family and Colleagues, Five years and a bank loan later, I went on a expedition to Antarctica with "2041" from the 27th of February 2012 to the 12th of March 2012. As you can well imagine, this was an exceptional and enriching experience...
Thank you Alexandra and Anne-Lise for the North Face duffle bag. This is a wondeful Christmas present! This is the 72 L bag in which I will be carrying my clothes and stuff. It's dark grey, has 2 handles to carry it with one hand, and 2 straps to carry...
I am proud to announce that I have been given the approval to create a Green Team at my office, in Paris. After presenting my expedition to my company, I took the opportunity to ask my colleagues present whether they would be interested in joining me...
Hi All, I gave my first presentation to a school on Thursday 24th of May. It was in front of roughly 30 children of about 10 years old. I brought some webbing, rope, and karabiners to give a bit of animation, as one IAE 2012 participant advised me to...
Our heavy luggage has been taken away to the airport and we all disembarked from the ship. 2041 organized buses to take people to the airport. I moved with a few participants who were taking the same flight back to Buenos Aires. Some of us escorted the...
I spent the day in bed. I was not well. Audrey kindly brought me food but I had a lot of difficulty just sitting up in my bed.
Hi All,
We are in the middle of the Drake Passage and the wind and the sea are beating up the boat. One piece of the advice that was given to us was to stay horizontal during these periods. I have taken that advice and have used all day long today! I was incapable...
My first corporate presentation was with my company, VMware France, in Paris. It took place on the 11th of April, 2012, and was in French. Roughly 20 colleagues were present in the room and a couple were listening via the conf call I had set up. This...
