I was lucky to start planning the trip in the summer of 2019. My dream came true in February 2020, a month before the Covid pandemic hit globally.
The bunk bed on the ship was all mine. I learned that my Chinese roommate hadn’t made it out of his country as Covid was already a big concern in China.
There are companies that can take you to Antarctica by plane or ship. I paid north of $10,000 for an 11-day sailing experience.
We went from Ushuaia in the south of Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula.
That’s only the beginning of the Antarctic continent. But what you see there tells you a lot about the rest.