“…while being a polar guide is a dream come true, it comes with tremendous responsibility.” – Assistant Expedition Leader Mariela Cornejo shares her journey to working in #Antarctica & the responsibility that comes with it in her #polarguideweek blog: https://t.co/auLluWIk0Q

Have you taken our #PolarGuideWeek responsible visitor quiz yet? Click https://t.co/auLluWZUSo & see how much you know about travelling to Antarctica responsibly 🇦🇶

RT @OceanwideExp: During Polar Guide Week we celebrate the exceptional work that expedition leaders do. Learn more and do a fun quiz at the…

How much do you know about visiting Antarctica responsibly? Take our quiz to find out: https://t.co/auLluWZUSo 🇦🇶

#polarguideweek #weareiaato #peaceandscience #iaato30 #responsibletourism

After dinner, the guests are invited to the bar for an evening of storytelling, where guides & guests can share their tales of global adventures. An hour later I head to bed, ready for my 06:30 alarm to wake me up for a brand new and exciting day in Antarctica! 💙 #dayinthelife

…I head to the office to check emails from other expedition leaders in the area, re-confirm the bookings for our landing sites tomorrow, & send a note to the office back home to let them know the day was another success, but not without its challenges. #polarguideweek

I spend a half hour with Captain, going over the day, confirming arrival & departure times for our planned excursions tomorrow, checking the weather forecast and agreeing on contingency plans… #dayinthelife #polarguideweek More info: https://t.co/auLluWIk0Q

…I decide that since we had incredible views of Humpbacks in the afternoon, & slowing our speed for a viewing would almost certainly mean a delayed start to the next morning’s operation, not to change course and to let the guests continue with their dinner undisturbed.

While guests are served dinner in the dining room, I am called to the bridge as several whales have been observed in the distance. They’re Humpbacks… 🐋 #dayinthelife #polarguideweek More: https://t.co/auLluWIk0Q

The expedition team then leads a recap of the day which gives the guests a chance to ask a question of one of the naturalists or to share a special moment from their day. #dayinthelife #polarguideweek More: https://t.co/auLluWZUSo

We gather in the lounge for our nightly ritual, the “Recap & Briefing” where I present tomorrow’s plan, prepared on this occasion by the AEL over lunch, & remind everyone that what happened this afternoon is par for the course here; Antarctica always decides! 🇦🇶 #dayinthelife

All guests were back onboard 30 minutes ago & are slowly warming up from their chilly boat cruise… #dayinthelife #polarguideweek More: https://t.co/auLluWIk0Q