Written August 10, 2022 for the trip July 23-Aug 2, 2022 Every day on Safari was somewhat similar – long Jeep (which were actually Toyota’s) rides, bumpy roads, and animal viewing. Instead of writing about each day in a separate post, since it would likely just be a list of animals we saw, I’m putting it all in one. Plus, we are now over a … Continue reading Safari Stops
Written August 9, 2022 for the trip July 23-Aug 2, 2022. After a long 11 days in Africa, which felt even longer after our COVID conundrum, it was finally time to go home. We always joke that a day or two before the end of the trip, it always feels like the trip was just a day or two too long and we are ready … Continue reading The Longest Day(s) Ever
Written August 6, 2022 for the trip July 23-Aug 2, 2022. While I fully and truly planned to blog our African Safari, just like I do all my other trips, this one didn’t go as planned. I’m now back home recounting my notes, pictures, and memories to share everything after-the-fact to be sure it is documented. The number one reason why I didn’t blog this … Continue reading Not What I Expected
July 22, 2022 What started as a great idea for a family trip has turned into quite the adventure, as most things have, due to our little friend COVID-19. A family safari to Tanzania was planned for summer 2020. It was meant to likely be one of the last Goldberg family of 4 adventures before Ben went off to Grad school and I started a … Continue reading The Three Year Safari
February 20-25, 2020 Since I didn’t detail each day and each landing, I wanted to include them here (at least as a reminder for myself) and some of the highlights and facts about each site. February 20 Snow Island, South Shetland Islands (landing) – Everything was new. I had zero idea what Antarctica would be like so this was my first impression. The weather was … Continue reading Antarctica: Stops and Highlights
February 26, 2020 Each night while we are at dinner, our suite attendant (the fancy name for housekeeper on this fancy ship) comes and turns down the beds and straightens up the room. She also leaves a schedule for the next day and any dinner reservations we have for the following night. On the 25th, we had an envelope inviting us to dinner with the … Continue reading Dinner with Captain Eric
February 22 & 24, 2020 Kayaking was at the top on my Antarctica bucket list before we left for the trip. Since we were on an expedition cruise, the itinerary is very vague beforehand. We have no idea where in Antarctica we will go or what we will do. The cruise line gives some proposed activities and excursions based on prior trips, but nothing can … Continue reading Kayaking
February 23, 2020 I knew it was coming! It wasn’t officially in the itinerary, but in everything that I read about the cruise, it always said there was an opportunity to do a polar plunge and jump into Antarctic waters if the weather permitted. I had done a polar plunge once before in Finland in 2016 and was absolutely miserable. I swore I would never … Continue reading The Polar Plunge
February 20-25, 2020 Among all the cruises and landings, of course there was lots of beautiful ice, but the animals were always a special treat. Seals, penguins, and whales were pretty much the extent of what we can see that lives in Antarctica…not many species can survive the cold temps. Almost all of our landing sights had penguins, and some sites had more than others. … Continue reading Antarctic Animals
February 20-25, 2020 Usually when I blog my trips, I do posts with what I did each day, but I think for this trip that would get quite boring for you to read. It would have looked like this every day: Wake up Eat Put on warm clothes Go on an excursion – see penguins and seals Take off warm clothes Eat Maybe nap Put … Continue reading Zodiacs and Landing Sites
Dana Around the World 