My journey in Antarctica

Antarctica is one of the most remote and uninhabitable places on Earth.  The journey to get there is long and unpredictable, particularly as one must cross the dreaded Drake Passage to reach the continent.  But even if one makes it through, there’s no guarantee of what will happen once you get there.  Actually, there is one guarantee that our expedition leader, Neil, gave us at the start of our trip . . . “It will not go according to plan.”  All of this feels like a microcosm of my journey and a perfect setting to appreciate where I am on it today — especially as this destination did not seem possible for my body, mind, or fitness just ten years ago.