Antarctica Marathon 2014: Day 7: Charity Auction
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This is a post about the charity auction that benefits the Oceanite society that protects wildlife in Antarctica.
- Running A Marathon in Antarctica and Australia in 2014
- Planning
- Hotels, Flights, Final Deposit, Medevac Insurance
- Training
- Flight BOS-JFK-EZE (Domestic first, 777-200 business)
- Sheraton Libertador Review
- Marriott Park Plaza Hotel (San Martin) Review
- Shakeout Run in Buenos Aires
- Buenos Aires Daytime Bicycle tour (urban bike)
- Las Nazarenas and Argentinian Cuisine
- Marathon Tours Champagne Toast and Dinner
- EZE City Tour with Marathon Tours
- Flight down to Ushuaia (on Aerolineas Argentinas)
- OneOcean Ship Introduction (Valvilov)
- First Night at Sea
- First Full Day at Sea
- Ship Daily Routine
- Marathon Tours and OneOcean cruise
- Trip Clothing and Gear Recommendations
- Tweeting and Facebook via Email from Antarctica
- Alcohol on OneOcean Antarctic Cruise
- Day 1: Yankee Harbor, vacuum Party, and Zodiac operations
- Day 2: Half Moon Island
- Day 3: Race Day
- Antarctica Marathon Runner Highlight: Overall Winner: Bartosz Mazerski
- Antarctica Marathon Runner Highlight: Blind Runner: Hein Wagner
- Day 4: Dahno Island, Michelson Bay
- Day 4: Race Award Ceremony
- Day 5: Curverville Island, Wilhelmina Bay
- Day 6: Kayaking with Marathon Tours in Antarctica
- Day 6: Paradise Bay, First and only Continental Antarctica Landing
- Day 6: Outdoor BBQ in Paradise Bay
- Day 6: Paradise Bay Zodiac Cruise and Seals, and Champagne Toast
- Day 7: Charity Auction
- Day 8: Onboard Bill Settlement
- Sheraton BA convention Center Review
- AA First EZE-MIA-BOS Review
Charity Auction
All proceeds go to the Oceanite society that protects wildlife in Antarctica. They auction off various items like signs, mile markers and other signs. Before the race, runners can sponsor a mile marker and they get to keep it after the race without bidding for it. Some of the signs went missing so some of the runners lost out on the sign.
The auction took place upstairs in our large lounge.
Of course, the race banner went for the most amount of money. Below the pictures are the approximate winning bids for each of the items.
- Other mile markers: 2, 3, 13, 26: 120, 300, 500 dollars
- Shackleton whiskey: 600
- Caution airport traffic: 150
- Finish marker: 300
- Penguin crossing: 300, 500
- Navigation map signed up captain: 500
- Finish banner: 2k
Total raised: 5700