Capturing the Moment

  From the southernmost country in the Americas to northernmost state, 2017 has been a busy year for me. Heidi and I started off the year by sipping Malbec in Argentina and finished with expecting our first baby. In between I have been running the expedition side of Alaska, British Columbia, and Hawaii adventure cruise trips with UnCruise. Sprinkle in a few trip to Savannah and Vermont, along with some private guiding tours, and you have a pretty packed 2017. This will be the 8th installment of my 'year in review' posts. My first being from 2010 which you can check out here . Perito Moreno Glacier Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse   Argentina So lets start from the beginning. Argentina was a wild ride. We started in Ushuaia , the southernmost city in South America. We cruised the Beagle Canal, hiked to amazing glaciers, went bird watching in Tierra del Fuego National Park, and started our Argentina adventure. The photographic opportunities were incredible, and you c...

Great crew of my last trip of the season Kyle, Amanda, and Hannah   As I listen to some of my favorite go-to slideshow songs from this season I can't help but reminisce on the amazing sights, wildlife, people, and events that shaped the 2016-17 Hawaii season aboard UnCruise's Safari Explorer. Green hills after all the rain on Maui   The season got off to an auspicious start as Mitch and I were forced to begin the first trip of the season without a boat! But we found a way to rock it and even sneak a little more in than usual. It was a wet winter, with some solid rainstorms coming through. Even though this brought some cloudy weather for a while the lush green islands lasted all season. The crew this season was filled with many veterans so we quickly found our mid-season form.   The water stayed warm all winter, never falling below 77 degrees. It was a great year for turtles and whales as the sightings for both spiked way above last years numbers. L...