‘There’s nothing normal about Antarctica’ – how an Irish solo backpacker reached her seventh continent
Neither a pandemic nor a Purple Monster could stop this solo Irish backpacker from a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica
Dearbhaile Ní Dhubhghaill takes in the view in Antarctica. Pictures: Dearbhaile Ní Dhubhghaill
‘Everyone’s been asking about the weather,” she said to the waiting crowd. “Unfortunately...”
She was Sara, expedition leader of M/V Hondius, a specially built Dutch cruise ship that tours the polar regions — in normal times, at least, if you remember those. The crowd – 163 excited and nervous passengers – gathered on deck five, waiting with bated breath to hear the plan for the next 10 days.
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