On January 4, Harry Holt and daughter Nancy Holt ’16 traveled together on a trip organized by Gohagan titled the Expedition to Antarctica. The journey began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where they met with travelers from other colleges and universities. The experience started with two days in Buenos Aires, where one of Harry’s classmates from the Amos Tuck School, Fernan Martinez, met with Harry and his daughter for lunch. They had not seen each other for more than 30 years. Fernan is a native of Buenos Aires, so he explained where to go and what to see during their visit to his city. The next day they flew to Ushuaia, Argentina, and boarded the French ship Le Boréal. The ship entered the Beagle Channel and then the Drake Passage and they visited the following locations on the Antarctica peninsula: Goudier Island and Hidden Bay, Petermann Island, LeMaire Channel, Neko Harbour, Paradise Harbour, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, and Half Moon Island. Harry writes: “Later we cruised below the 60th parallel south to the outer shores of the Antarctic Peninsula, Earth’s last frontier. We witnessed towering mountains of ice and volcanic rock, a vast array of marine wildlife, including penguins, seabirds, seals, and whales. Finally, we went back across the Drake Passage, which was rougher than our initial crossing and they had to batten down all of the doors. This was a once in a lifetime trip with my daughter who was visiting her seventh continent. We both want to become Antarctica Ambassadors now and will try to see how we can help take a more active role in the fight against climate change. As we learned at Brown, you should be able to do good and still do well.”
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