Hi friends and followers! I decided to mix up the model a little and write to you before an experience rather than after.
With the holidays fast approaching I was wishing for a white Christmas- a VERY white Christmas! Santa seems to be smiling on me this year and in only a few hours I am boarding a flight for the holidays in ANTARCTICA!
I am extremely proud to be representing the Our World- Underwater Scholarship Society on board the National Geographic Explorer in Antarctica with Lindblad Expeditions. National Geographic photography team David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes and Lindblad Expeditions President Sven-Olaf Lindblad invited me to share this ten day adventure along the Antarctic Peninsula. Lindblad Expeditions is the global leader in transforming tourism with respect for natural and cultural environments and a suite of best practices. Lindblad Expeditions continues to approach expedition travel as a catalyst for making a difference in one’s life, and in the world. I have tons to learn from these leaders.
Even from the farthest reaches of our globe I will be online and updating throughout the trip. Doesn’t technology blow your mind sometimes? Photos and stories will be posted on the Megan Cook-Ocean Ambassador facebook page. If you haven’t LIKED it already, please help me get to my New Year’s goal of 1,000 followers! Share the adventure with your friends and post questions on the page that our expert team of divers, naturalists, and explorers to answer for specifically you!
Lindblad Expeditions team will also be emailing out daily expedition reports and video highlights from the ice. Give yourself the gift of adventure and sign up for Antarctica in your inbox. It gives me holiday warm fuzzies to know you are following along on my first swim or first penguin encounter. Sign up for expedition reports at expeditions.com/dersignup. My trip name is Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent and my departure date is December 19th.
Today I’m flying into Buenos Aires, Argentina for an over-night and full day of exploring. (Tango lessons anyone?) Wednesday I’ll join the expedition team flying to the town of Ushuaia at the far tip of the South American continent and the stepping through the gateway to the icy world below. Once on board we’ll steam the legendary Drake Passage over two days and arrive on the ice for exploration, photographic documentation, and conservation education. I am BEYOND excited! I have new eyes for the ice having never been anywhere like this before. Antarctica represents our last wilderness in my mind. I have so many questions to ask about her! This year has brought me the opportunities of my dreams; this is a holiday to match. Be excited; I’m already looking to find the words to describe what snorkeling in icy seawater feels like!
Don’t miss a single minute- check out the Facebook updates now and get yourself situated for a front-seat view of the icy continent from the expedition reports. Merry Christmas in advance! I could never be in this position without the encouragement and support of ocean lovers like you. I’m sending you each warm wishes from a chilly place!
