Sunday, December 27, 2009
SOI travels over the Patagonian Andes en route to Ushuaia, Argentina
Photo: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice
Ushuaia Arrival - 5:30pm
After a stunning flight south from Santiago, our team arrived in Ushuaia in the early evening. The views from the plane as we approached and finally landed in Ushuaia were incredible. Upon arriving, the Team boarded the buses up to the hotel, checked in, had a delicious dinner and then assembled for the first official briefing of the Expedition. Despite the fatigue - good karma and high energy pervaded the group! At 10:00 p.m. the Team disbanded and hit their beds for some well-deserved sleep!
Tomorrow will be our first full day in Ushuaia - and will do some hiking, exploring the town, briefings and educational workshops! The expedition is officially underway!
Chaperone Caroline Wolf photographs students Tara Haley and Victoria Hoffman
outside Malvinas Argentinas International Airport, Ushuaia, Argentina
Photo: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice
Student Kenneth Harris gets ready for his long journey ahead
Photo: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice
12:20pm Update - Santiago, Chile, en route to Ushuaia, Argentina!
Our team's brief stop-over in Santiago has ended and the team boarded its LAN Chile flight a short while ago and are in the air, en route to the southern-most city in the world: Ushuaia!
Santiago, Chile
8:20am Update - Santiago, Chile, en route to Ushuaia, Argentina!
Good morning and welcome to South America!
Our team's flight arrived on time from Miami at 7:55 a.m. this morning. Our students will be tired from all the flights and airports from the past 24 hours, but as they get closer and closer to their destination, and more and more students and staff join the group - they will become more excited than you can possibly imagine!
Santiago, Chile, is one of our favourite cities in the world! Nestled alongside the Andes, this modern and cosmopolitan city is the capital of Chile, and has over 5 million residents. However, as our destination is Antarctica, we have no time to linger, no matter how wonderful the city! And so we will be boarding yet another plane at 11 a.m.
Five hours later, our team will arrive in Ushuaia - the southern-most city in the world!
Expedition Leader Geoff Green briefs students
inside Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago, Chile
Photo: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice
Student Jenna Gall gets to know other student participants
Photo: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice
Rhode Island students Laura Young and Brooke Cotta reflect in their personal journals
Photo: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice
Students get to know each other
Photo: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice
Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories student Dakota Erutse reflects in his personal journal
Photo: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice
Expedition Educator Fred Roots discusses Andean Geology with students
while the group waits for their flight to depart from Santiago, Chile
Photo: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice
SOI travels over the Patagonian Andes en route to Ushuaia, Argentina
Photo: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice
If you have not visited yesterday's page to see the updated images and an update from Geoff Green, our Expedition Leader - please visit yesterday's page!
Stay tuned for further updates!
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