Antarctica is otherworldly, like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Stark, cold, beautiful desolation.
- Mark Hoppus
For my 40th birthday, I took a boat from Ushuaia in Argentina to visit the 7th continent at the bottom of the world. The landscape, the animals, and the weather are all unique and we were incredibly fortunate in how far south we were able to go.
At our most southern only 3,000 people were lower on the globe than we were.
Yalour Islands
Discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Charcot who named many of the spots on our trip. The islands are named for Lieutenant Jorge Yalour, an officer of the Argentine corvette Uruguay.