Capturing the Moment

  A quick minute and a half movie of my experience snorkeling with southern sea lions off the Patagonian coast. The ride was super rough out of Puerto Madryn, Argentina. The boat was small and didn't seem to handle the choppy waves well as you can see. Even after we got in the water the waves crashed over us and the wind whistled past our snorkels. But it was all worth it to jump in and swim with a new species of sea lion. It felt like a true adventure...and I brought a few guests along for the wild ride. If you ask them, just getting into the dry suits was an adventure in itself!

  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...

From top to bottom Argentina is a bird lovers paradise. Recently Heidi and I traveled across Argentina searching for beautiful views, hikes, and of course wildlife. We knew that incredible hikes to glaciers, mountain vistas, lakes, and waterfalls existed across the country but we were surprised at the amazing birdwatching opportunities. Austral Parakeet near Ushuaia      The same places you travel for amazing views; Ushuaia , El Calafate, El Chalten, and Iguazu are the same places that birders 'in the know' travel for big time bird watching. The different environments change from cold ocean in Ushuai, to desert and freshwater lakes in Patagonia, to tropical jungle in Iguazu. Because of this the opportunities to see very different bird species change as well, from penguins down south to toucans up north. Tern hovering over the water Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego National Park: We will start down south in Ushuaia , the southernmost city in the world. Here a ...