Tag Archives: adventurejunkie

For a few years in the early 2010s, I seriously dove into becoming a runner and entered my share of local races. Growing up, I admittedly hated running with a big passion and would do any type of training instead of putting one foot in front of the other aiming endlessly down the road. ItContinue reading “Vertigo”

The most daunting piece of any Antarctic cruise is without question the Drake Passage. It’s truly a luck of the draw and the two day journey is necessary to endure if you truly desire to experience the harshest playground in the world. The passage opened ~140 million years ago, has 91 active volcanoes along theContinue reading “The Drake Passage 🚢🇦🇶”

I always take off for my birthday, so 2023 found me extending a business trip in the cool hub of Traverse City, Michigan. Despite an overcast and rainy forecast, I couldn’t wait to enjoy some downtime in my third visit to this lovely town. Add in that I sorely miss the changes of seasons, soContinue reading “Birthday in Traverse City”

The only constant is … CHANGE As a serial perfectionist, it took me way to long in life to not only be ok with the unknown but to actually thrive in it. One of my fav quotes: “Anything that doesn’t challenge your comfort cannot grow you. Comfortability kills more dreams than ignorance.” – Prosper Onuoha

When even the crew is snapping photos & eager to get ashore, you know you are on an anomaly of a cruise. The weather gods graced us with unbelievably calm waters & plentiful zodiac explorations. The 129 passengers were divided into four boat groups for the voyage, rotating launch times. So twice daily, we layeredContinue reading “The 7th Continent – part 3 🇦🇶”

After braving through the Drake Passage with incredibly strong headwinds to catapult us ahead of schedule, an extra early 5:50am wake up call jolts me out of bed to start one of the top 10 days of my life. We start crunching through the sea of icebergs dotting the narrow Lemaire Channel at a snailContinue reading “The 7th Continent – part✌️🇦🇶”

The most extreme continent on earth is also the coldest, windiest, driest and most inhospitable to forms of life. Pristine and practically untouched, no one lives in Antarctica full time, apart from seals, penguins and marine life. It’s as remote as one can get. And I couldn’t resist the opportunity to visit. My quest toContinue reading “The 7th Continent 🧊❄️”

What is your passion and what are you great at? If you are lucky enough to piece those two together, you become unstoppable. Everyone has a innate superpower. But few really harness that energy and use it for the greater good. The rigors of every day life typically take over and rarely does one takeContinue reading “What’s your gift?”

Last minute opportunity to see a game at the legendary Doak Campbell Stadium against your favorite team in blue? Yes please! The only stipulation is that I make it to Jacksonville by Sat 2pm to hitch a ride the rest of the way. So on a beautiful fall day, I put the windows down forContinue reading “FSU vs Duke 🏈”

Do you have those memories that instantly bring a smile to your face? Those epic moments that are etched in your frontal lobe? There are an infinite amount of blow your mind places to visit in this lifetime, so what are you waiting for? Even after visiting 58 of 198 countries so far, I continueContinue reading “Pinch me moments”