John McKeon, CEO Polar Latitudes—Antarctic Expedition Company

John spends more time in Antarctica than a lot of penguins as the CEO of Polar Latitudes, an Antarctic expedition company.

What we discussed:

-What he learned from spending 30 minutes alone on Antarctica away from other people

-Why it takes an extremely motivated traveler to visit Antarctica

-What kind of person gets the most out of an Antarctica travel experience

-How he found a ship to launch his company

-His wife’s first time stepping onto an Antarctic beach and being surrounded by penguins

-What it’s like to see an 11 mile long ice berg roll over

-Why ice bergs are an interesting problem for antarctic cruise vessels

-Why camping on shore is a very loud experience

-Why they vacuum the velcro on every guests coat before they can get off the boat

-How the US dept of state overseas their Antarctica operations

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