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The ultimate adventure: visiting the top and bottom of the world within a single year. In January 2023, the Sami people and Northern Lights called Mary and her husband to Norway, north of the Arctic Circle, into the long Arctic winter nights. We will enjoy the beautiful scenery, learn about Sami people and their reindeer herds, and experience an overnight stay in an ice hotel, keeping our eyes peeled for the brilliant Northern Lights. In December 2023, Mary traveled south into Antarctica’s summer. Sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina, across the dreaded Drake Passage, we will experience the beauty of the peninsula of Antarctica while cruising past beautiful cliffs, snow-covered landscapes, huge, glimmering icebergs, and lovely bays. We will enjoy the silence of sailing, broken by glaciers calving into the sea, and the wildlife: fur seals and a variety of whales, penguins, and birds (if we are lucky). We will stop by the on-board science lab for the ship’s citizen science program. Join us to discover why Antarctica is known as the world’s last truly wild frontier. Mary Bondarenko loves traveling and, with Antarctica, has now visited every continent. Mary holds a B.S. in psychology and a master’s degree in labor and industrial relations from the University of Illinois, and a J.D. from Cooley Law School. She is retired from a diverse career with a Fortune 500 company.
