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Live trip report begins in the beginning of this thread and continues (amid a fair amount of banter) until post #321 here.

Regular trip report begins here.



Other people's trip reports:

@chff: https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=101296.0

@Dan:
Original Post for the trip: https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/join-lifetime-kosher-catered-trip-antarctica/
Intro to trip: https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/follow-me-to-antarctica/
Part 1: https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/trip-notes-antarctica-part-1-buenos-airesplanning-positioning-adventure-lifetime/
Part 2: https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/antarctica-trip-notes-part-2-flying-end-world-southernmost-chanukah-party-ushuaia/
Part 3: https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/shabbat-shalom-southernmost-shabbos-earth/



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A Once-In-A-Lifetime Kosher Catered Trip To Antarctica!
A Once-In-A-Lifetime Kosher Catered Trip To Antarctica! FOMO support group

Antarctica Cruise Raffle
Antarctica Raffle #2, Fill Out This Form If You Would Like To Join A DDF Raffle!
New Antarctica Cruise Raffle! Win A Superior Cabin
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"First" in Antarctica?
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Antarctica TR: the trip after Dan

Author Topic: Live Antarctica Trip Report  (Read 223166 times)

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #120 on: December 12, 2018, 03:19:32 PM »
Relax, everybody. We're working our rumps off....
Once heard Rabbi Berel Wein say that he was on an Alaskan cruise and the former captain of the ship was one of the passengers.  He said that he had been the captain of the ship for many years but never got a chance to enjoy it cause he was too busy working so now he came back as a passenger.

Hope you guys are enjoying too!

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #121 on: December 12, 2018, 03:39:40 PM »
How's the drake going?

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #122 on: December 12, 2018, 03:47:57 PM »
How's the drake going?

Mostly good so far, some ups and downs. Tomorrow is supposed to be worse.
« Last Edit: December 12, 2018, 03:53:33 PM by Something Fishy »
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #123 on: December 12, 2018, 03:50:44 PM »
Mostly good so far, s9ke ups and downs. Tomorrow is supposed to be worse.
If you get a chance throw that penguin overboard.  :)
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #124 on: December 12, 2018, 03:52:36 PM »
You just can't plan some things...

If you would have asked me a year ago where I would be in a year, "standing on a street corner in the Flaklands teaching a former Canadian PM Yiddish" would definitely not have been my answer.
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #125 on: December 12, 2018, 03:54:26 PM »
You just can't plan some things...

If you would have asked me a year ago where I would be in a year, "standing on a street corner in the Flaklands teaching a former Canadian PM Yiddish" would definitely not have been my answer.
Can we have video, or at least audio of that?
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #126 on: December 12, 2018, 03:55:27 PM »
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #127 on: December 12, 2018, 04:04:05 PM »
How is there cell service on the drake? I thought it would be text emails only.

Was Falklands part of the trip or unscheduled?

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #128 on: December 12, 2018, 04:04:28 PM »
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Say Mother Falkland Penguin! 3 times fast ;)
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #129 on: December 12, 2018, 04:09:23 PM »
Are Penguins kosher?

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #130 on: December 12, 2018, 04:11:02 PM »
Say Mother Falkland Penguin! 3 times fast ;)
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #131 on: December 12, 2018, 04:13:19 PM »
Are Penguins kosher?
No they are Catholic.
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #132 on: December 12, 2018, 04:13:53 PM »
Say Mother Falkland Penguin! 3 times fast ;)
;D ;D ;D ;D

even in my head that sounded bad
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #133 on: December 12, 2018, 04:17:29 PM »
Are Penguins kosher?
No.

But seems like there are sheep and cattle there, so no need to go hungry.
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #134 on: December 12, 2018, 04:19:11 PM »
Was Falklands part of the trip or unscheduled?

So apparently there's a fuel shortage in Ushuaia.

Looks like we're adding the Falklands to our itinerary!

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #139 on: December 12, 2018, 07:32:06 PM »
Showing off that Dan has your number saved in his contacts?
Lol those are from IG, no?
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