by Johannes Cornelis Apon | 2015 | Antarctica, Travel, Work
2015 How lucky am I? Super lucky! Having finished my Arctic Nature Guide education on Svalbard, I applied for a trainee position onboard MS Fram, to join 2 expedition cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula (Graham’s Land). MS Fram commutes between the Arctic and...
by Johannes Cornelis Apon | 2015 | Antarctica, Travel, Work
2015 If you manage to describe Antarctica, you haven’t been there. It’s true. I will give it a try though, sharing some memories from my meeting with this magical, stunning, breathtaking, mesmerizing continent. There are just not enough superlatives in...
by Johannes Cornelis Apon | 2015 | Antarctica, Travel, Work
2015 Coming from the Falklands Islands, the first sight of South Georgia is the Shag Rocks, sticking out of the ocean, in the middle of nowhere. As South Georgia, they are part of the Scotia Ridge. Mostly submerged in the ocean, it connects Patagonia with the...
by Johannes Cornelis Apon | 2015 | Antarctica, Travel, Work
2015 After departing Buenos Aires on our way to Antarctica, the MS Fram expedition ship – on which I worked as an expedition guide – visited the Falkland Islands off the coast of Argentina. The Argentinians call the islands Islas Malvinas and consider the...