{"id":14887,"date":"2016-02-24T09:53:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T22:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures?p=14887&#038;preview_id=14887"},"modified":"2024-09-18T12:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T02:29:24","slug":"this-traveller-got-the-coolest-antarctic-experience-weve-ever-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/this-traveller-got-the-coolest-antarctic-experience-weve-ever-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"This traveller got the coolest Antarctic experience we&#8217;ve ever seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re all for getting close to nature, but this is just ridiculous. <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/antarctica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antarctic<\/a> traveller Emma Gilchrist (hereby referred to as the luckiest girl in the world) got the surprise of her life\u00a0when a posse of humpback whales surfaced right next to her kayak. It&#8217;s fair to say there&#8217;s no guarantee this will happen to you on your Antarctic expedition, but do you know where it&#8217;s even less likely to happen? NOT IN ANTARCTICA. Think about it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kOR7sGZDjLA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks to Emma for the video. You can check out\u00a0more of Emma&#8217;s\u00a0adventures on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reporteremma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>. 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