{"id":8957,"date":"2022-11-11T14:49:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T14:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/11\/video-what-the-polar-plunge-really-looks-like\/"},"modified":"2022-11-11T14:49:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T14:49:55","slug":"video-what-the-polar-plunge-really-looks-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/11\/video-what-the-polar-plunge-really-looks-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: What The Polar Plunge Really Looks Like"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"53bknMQEvtM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jumping into Antarctic waters. Be Fearless. Be Intrepid\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/53bknMQEvtM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou\u2019ll be tied to a rope and the doctor will be standing there with a defibrillator,\u201d the information says, soothingly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh,\u201d says Mandi, now completely terrified. \u201cGreat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mandi is from Texas, and that is her first journey to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/antarctica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antarctica<\/a>. In reality it\u2019s her first time on something larger than a canoe \u2013 seems they don\u2019t get many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/boats-ships#2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">137-metre polar cruise ships<\/a> within the Lone Star State. It\u2019s extra a \u2018sunshine-and-Stetsons\u2019 type of place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea of going to Antarctica was just outrageous,\u201d Mandi says. \u201cI\u2019ve never been on a ship. I\u2019ve never even been out to sea. I started panicking a bit, you know. What if I\u2019m afraid on the boat? What if I get seasick? I had no idea what to expect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mandi isn\u2019t alone. Most first-time guests have solely a imprecise, Attenborough-ish psychological picture of Antarctica, fuelled by nature documentaries and shiny tour brochures (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/antarctica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responsible as charged<\/a>). Possibly penguins could be concerned. Bobbing icebergs\u2026 snow. That type of factor. Mandi is certainly one of about 50,000 travellers who go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/antarctica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antarctic Peninsula<\/a> yearly, drawn by some deep, unshakable feeling that this could be the final place on Earth the place you&#8217;ll be able to expertise a correct journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came on this trip by myself,\u201d she says. \u201cPeople said, \u2018you\u2019re going on vacation by yourself, that\u2019s weird\u2019. But it hasn\u2019t felt like I\u2019ve gone by myself at all. I\u2019ve made lots of friends. This whole trip, I\u2019ve been completely engrossed in the lectures and talking to the scientists and all the people on board, but I think it\u2019s the animals that are making me lose my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, 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https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37325\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A group of penguins in Antarctica\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, 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https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-37325\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A group of penguins in Antarctica\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244.jpg?ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A3541-1-1-e1563756387244-300x300.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The selection and abundance of life in Antarctica does take folks without warning. Despite being the very best, driest and most distant continent on the planet, Antarctica is residence to over 235 marine species, 100 million nesting birds (largely albatross, petrels, skuas and terns), migrating whales, elephant seals, leopard seals and Weddell seals, purple blooms of polar krill, regal king penguins and toy-like Ad\u00e9lie penguins, waddling in squadrons throughout the ice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first time I saw a whale was when I was sitting down to dinner,\u201d Mandi says. \u201cJust there he was, out the window.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The factor that\u2019s making Mandi nervous isn\u2019t the wildlife, though she admits it\u2019s been onerous to include her enthusiasm at instances. (\u201cWhen I experience extreme joy and pleasure, it becomes part of the public record. I\u2019ve been learning as I get older that I don\u2019t have to say everything I think and feel, but yeah, it\u2019s a process. No squealing in Antarctica.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37322\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A huge iceberg in Antarctica\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-37322\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A huge iceberg in Antarctica\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091.jpg?ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_049A3091-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Polar Plunge has develop into an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/polar-plunge-antarctica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antarctic ceremony of passage<\/a>. It consists of turning into bathers \u2013 you remembered to pack a bikini in your Antarctic vacation, proper? \u2013 lassoing a stout rope round your waist, then leaping into the inky, freezing water. You\u2019re not allowed to dip your toe or gingerly acclimatise inch-by-inch, both. This is all or nothing. A leap of religion. Think of it like skydiving from an altitude of three ft.<\/p>\n<p>Antarctic waters, as you may think, are disagreeable for land mammals. Temperatures vary from 2\u00b0C to a blood-curdling -0.8\u00b0C, however if you\u2019re paddling over a thousand ft of sub-zero blackness, residence to leopard seals, orca and different many-eyed terrors of the deep, the distinction feels fairly tutorial.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-37319\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A woman in a red jacket smiling at the camera with the ocean behind her\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631.jpg?ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Antarctica_2020_21_INT_HR_049A2631-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy friends know how much I love the heat and the sun,\u201d Mandi says, forward of the large day, \u201cso the idea that I would jump into the Antarctic waters is ridiculous\u00a0\u2013 like seriously ridiculous. It\u2019s not me. I\u2019m a definite maybe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, the ship drops anchor. It\u2019s plunge time. Travellers hurry again to their cabins to alter, rising a couple of minutes later in bathers and nervous smiles. Everyone\u2019s arm hair is already standing on finish. The remainder of the non-plunging passengers are watching from the higher rail, on the point of take pleasure in some mild Antarctic voyeurism, partial nudity, and the smug data that it\u2019s not them within the water.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_997A8249.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_997A8249.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_997A8249.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_997A8249.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-37324\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_997A8249.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Landscape in Antarctica at dusk\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_997A8249.jpg?ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_997A8249-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_997A8249-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Peregrine-Adventures-ANTARCTICA_INT_HR_997A8249-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mandi follows the opposite volunteers to the decrease deck, the place there\u2019s a small, rubber-gripped dive platform. The water is completely flat and darkish, like liquid mercury. A platoon of medical employees is standing by with cocoa, blankets and defibrillators. Mandi\u2019s expression appears to point that the presence of defibrillators is someway much less reassuring than no defibrillators in any respect.<\/p>\n<p>She takes a deep breath, turns to smile that megawatt Texan smile, turns again, and jumps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interested in an Antarctic journey? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/antarctica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore our full vary of excursions right here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] \u201cYou\u2019ll be tied to a rope and the doctor will be standing there with a defibrillator,\u201d the information says, soothingly. \u201cOh,\u201d says Mandi, now completely terrified. \u201cGreat.\u201d Mandi is from Texas, and that is her first journey to Antarctica. 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