Hi, I'm Nardus
My polar stats
- Number of polar expeditions: 3
- Favourite trip taken: Emperor Penguin Expedition in Style
- Ships travelled on: Greg Mortimer and Ultramarine
- Antarctic activities tested: Paddleboarding and heli-flightseeing
- Polar plunges braved: 2
- Began working in travel: 2022
Nardus says
Try to be present in every single moment of the voyage; in every lecture, every landing, every zodiac cruise and every meal. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you will no doubt remember for the rest of your days, so take it all in!
Nardus Erasmus Polar Consultant
My top 5 Antarctic experiences
- Helicopter flightseeing above Antarctica and getting a stomach-tingling perspective on the continent that I had only ever seen in documentaries
- Waking up to a tabular iceberg almost half the size of Jamaica parked right in front of my ship in the Weddell Sea
- Being awestruck by the sight of thousands and thousands of emperor penguins at the Snow Hill rookery in Antarctica
- Landing between two icebergs grounded in a bay and finding out from our guide that we were probably the first visitors to ever step foot on this stretch of land.
- Listening to the thunderstorm of icebergs calving as their chunky remains broke off and crashed into the sea
My Antarctic photos
The adorable emperor penguin chicks at Snow Hill
Me enjoying Antarctica
A blue-eyed shag at Port Lockroy
Seeing this emperor penguin colony was such a polar highlight for me
An orca I spotted off the waters of the Antarctic Peninsula
All smiles in Antarctica
More about me
- I’ve made several trips to the lesser-visited Weddell Sea and it’s my favourite part of Antarctica
- As a wildlife buff, I have been on countless safaris and seen over 200 of the 297 mammals in South Africa
- In my past life I worked as an engineer in South Africa and New Zealand. I have also taught English online to people all over the world
- When I am not throwing a rugby ball around you’ll find me busy planning my next travel adventure
My Antarctic photos of Nardus
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