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Blog written by Anna KONOBRODZKA

Only 19 days to go!

I have to admit, I love coincidences! Just yesterday, during my English classes at school, I had to work on a text where a main character was a patient at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Isn’t it funny that in 3 weeks I will be examined just by them?! And that’s not even the best part. While revising reported speech the other day, it was my turn to report the sentence: “Yes, you can join the expedition” He said to her. INSANE! So now you probably can imagine how excited I am to be soon leaving for Switzerland!

Though, in between those nice moments, I have lots to work on! Running, stretching, push-ups, sit-ups, knee bands, working on a project that can be held during expedition, reading 3 books simultaneously about Amazon Rainforest, buying all the gear we need for the Selection Camp, replying to all the emails Michael is sending us, contacting media, giving interviews, creating a page about PANGAEA on the website of my school and getting ready for school everyday. Well, sometimes I have to stand on my head to do all of the above! And I indeed do so!

Standing in this upside down position can really do the trick. I feel that I am getting stronger every day. I manage to complete every task set for a day. Moreover, tomorrow I am having my next interview, this time for local newspaper. Keep your fingers crossed for the reporter so he could understand something out of my crazy talking about the upcoming Selection Camp!!

We safely anchored in Falmouth Harbour in Antigua. I will leave Pangaea here and head of to Patagonia for the next 3 weeks to meet up with 10 young explorers and explore the Patagonian glaciers. It's going to be a radical change in weather but that's the spice of life.

After a short stop-over in the Dominican Republic, Pangaea arrives in Antigua and finds a sheltered mooring in Falmouth Harbour.

Here she will stay for a few weeks while Mike meets 10 Young Explorers in Patagonia, on an expedition to sudy the effects of climate change on the glaciers.

We are sailing along the northern coast of Puerto Rico tonight, it's full moon with a steady wind of 16 knots. In the far distance I can see the lights of San Juan. Pangaea feels alive in the choppy ocean. I have the life of a millionaire but I do not have their worries!

It's been raining non stop along the coast of The Dominican Republic. We stopped to send Jacek back home to Poland on Holiday. Peurto Plata is dirty, plastic everywhere. The authorities use their power to rip off the tourist. It's not worth visiting this country.

Unable to find an appropriate mooring for Pangaea, Mike and his crew continue their voyage east towards the Island of Antigua.

Antigua is situated in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean region and is the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda.

The island's circumference is roughly 87 km (54 mi) and its area 281 km2 (108 sq mi). Its population was estimated at 86,754 (July 2010).[3] The economy is mainly reliant on tourism, with the agricultural sector serving the domestic market.

Another stop-over for Pangaea and her crew. This time in the Bay of Monte Cristi in the Dominician Republic.

Mike Horn looks for a safe mooring for Pangaea as he will soon leave Pangaea and join the Young Explorers in Patagaonia on a two week expedition focusing on climate change.

Mike Horn has been featured on the cover of the winter 2011 issue of MONTECRISTO Magazine. We at MONTECRISTO are pleased to feature Mike Horn and the Pangaea Expedition in the current issue and we hope that friends and fans of Mike Horn can also participate in this experience.

The full text and image from the article has been featured on our web site.

You can view the feature here.
 

After some rough swells Pangaea stops at South Bay in Great Inagua Island, the third biggest Island in the southernmost district of the Bahamas.

"We have only stopped for few hours", says Mike, "enough time for the crew to have a rest and catch up with some administration work. After this we'll be heading to the Dominican Republic. I'm now preparing for a trip to Patagonia with 9 young explorers. It's going to be very interesting to study the effects of climate change on the glaciers with Argentinian glaciologist, Pedro Skvarca."