I took my father to the mysterious seventh continent to “thank him” for all the times he used to spank me when I was a kid.
” . I’m taking him to “thank him” for all the times he used to spank me when I was a kid.
“From now on, there’s no such thing as ‘bad’ weather,’ ” explained our expedition guide who has as much enthusiasm as a cheerleader on speed. “The scale goes like this: Good is a hurricane, better is rain and best is sun.”Fortunately, January is summer here in the southern hemisphere, so we luck out with decent weather most of the trip.
I ask what he’s going to do with the certificate he receives for surviving Hurtigruten’s sanctioned polar plunge. “I’ll probably frame it and put it up in my workshop,” he said proudly. On the ice, and in the water, penguins in Antarctica always have the right of way. On day No. 1 of the cruise, we are instructed to stay at least 15 feet away from them. Apparently, the penguins don’t get that memo, however, as they often waddle and slide dangerously close to us. One even jumps into a Zodiac.
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