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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/



Related DDF Threads:

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
Another Antarctica Raffle!

"First" in Antarctica?
Polar Zmanim On The Antarctic Cruise
Antarctica TR: the trip after Dan

Author Topic: Live Antarctica Trip Report  (Read 223162 times)

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #200 on: December 14, 2018, 03:53:34 PM »
you probably shouldn't be posting someone's status online.

It's on DDMS as well

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #201 on: December 14, 2018, 04:05:35 PM »
you probably shouldn't be posting someone's status online.
He gave permission, as if you followed this thread a lot of ppl wanted to see the updates but couldn't
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #202 on: December 14, 2018, 04:13:33 PM »
Will you hit Antarctica before shabbos? Any way to set up a Tchum to allow a disembarkation on shabbos?

Would be a shame if after everything, there was only Sunday and Monday to be able to actually spend time in Antarctica.
That's the best case scenario at this point.

You need to board a zodiac to reach land, don't think that's allowed on Shabbos. Same goes for reboarding on Shabbos.
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #203 on: December 14, 2018, 04:16:08 PM »

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #204 on: December 15, 2018, 06:43:23 PM »
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #205 on: December 15, 2018, 07:35:26 PM »
One more from whatsapp.
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« Reply #206 on: December 15, 2018, 07:36:20 PM »
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #207 on: December 15, 2018, 07:41:52 PM »
Is that AK, Bmg CEO?
Giving the Zmanim shiur? Looks like it is.

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #208 on: December 15, 2018, 09:52:03 PM »
Some more video from SF

https://youtu.be/j2TDHjmGdYk
"chabad of Antarctica"

https://youtu.be/mwTkLJb9bxs
"and it's snowing in Antarctica"


« Last Edit: December 15, 2018, 10:15:21 PM by lfas25 »
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #209 on: December 15, 2018, 10:15:43 PM »
Video unavailable.
I edited the links, does it work now?
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #210 on: December 15, 2018, 10:16:45 PM »
I edited the links, does it work now?
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« Reply #211 on: December 15, 2018, 10:17:10 PM »
I edited the links, does it work now?
Yes, thanks.
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #212 on: December 15, 2018, 11:41:01 PM »


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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #213 on: December 16, 2018, 12:08:51 AM »
Another one.

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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #217 on: December 16, 2018, 12:44:05 AM »
Is that AK, Bmg CEO?
Definitely up his alley!
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Re: Live Antarctica Trip Report
« Reply #219 on: December 16, 2018, 12:46:25 AM »
Post havdalah shachris in the wee hours of the morning /night

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