Currently sitting on a long flight from Paris to Buenos Aires after a lovely send off. First of all my wife packed me off with a package of cards and well wishes from her, Callum and Caitlin and the most bizarre but lovely gift of a small pebble sized wooden heart she bought at the “Wooden Shop” in Lyndhurst a few months back. Its just the right shape to twiddle in your hands and think of home. Perfect. A lot of the stress and worry of recent weeks is beginning to ease away. Even the 45 minute delay at Heathrow was worth it to see the most gorgeous red sunset. The best in a long while. So this is my first big adventure in a long while and what a planned adventure. 2 days in Patagonia in the town of Ushuaia followed by an expedition into Antarctica taking us hopefully through Drake’s Passage and on to King George Island, Brown Bluff on the peninsula then Hannah Point, Dorian Bay and back past Deception and Half Moon island. On board 60 very bright graduates and post graduates with a passion for averting climate change and 10 renowned professors on the topic.
Unlike many of my past adventures this feels very different. Before my adventures had the element of escaping from my normal life, seeing and experiencing places first hand often off the tourist trail and a search for my place in the world. This time the first and last elements really aren’t a concern and I really will miss my family a lot. So it will be different.
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