A British explorer and his son have revealed the hilarious second they attacked by an albatross after they swam to essentially the most distant place on Earth.
Final month, Chris Brown, 62, hit the headlines sharing his unimaginable quest to Level Nemo – one of many world’s eight Poles of Inaccessibility – in the midst of the Pacific Ocean along with his son Mika, 30.
Now the father-of-two, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, has gone viral after sharing one of many funnier occasions from the once-in-a-lifetime journey.
Excited to have reached their vacation spot, Chris and Mika jumped within the water for a soothing swim – which was quickly interrupted.
With the placement being so distant that they had not anticipated to run into any marine life or wildlife.
British explorer Chris Brown (pictured displaying the precise coordinates of Level Nemo in his Garmin) and his son have revealed the hilarious second they attacked by an albatross after they swam to essentially the most distant place on Earth
Chris Brown and his son being attacked by an albatross while in essentially the most distant place on Earth, Level Nemo within the Pacific Ocean
Level Nemo may be nearer to astronauts than anybody on dry land if the ISS is flying overhead, the house station round 370–460km above the Earth’s floor however Level Nemo is 2,688km from the closest island.
In a TikTok, that has over 6,000 views and rising, the pair get attacked by a cranky albatross.
Regardless of their efforts to struggle again, the seabird remained undefeated.
‘We received attacked on the loneliest place on Earth,’ the caption reads.
‘After we arrived at Level Nemo, we have been desirous to get into the ocean and immerse ourselves while making historical past, however what got here subsequent took us unexpectedly.
‘An enormous albatross swooped down and tried to assault us – with the chicken not taking no for a solution!
‘Even after attempting to bat the large man away with our hefty digicam, he was nonetheless attempting to assault us!’
Chris defined that the chicken had been following their boat, the Hanse Explorer, as they set sail.
Chris celebrates within the water after swimming to Level Nemo – essentially the most distant place on Earth
In a TikTok , that has over 6,000 views and rising, the pair get attacked by a cranky albatross
Albatrosses are a big species of seabird, with wingspans measuring as much as a colossal 11 ft.
They’ve been nicknamed ‘nomads of the oceans’ and may spend years with out ever touching land, and are sometimes seen alone travelling 1000’s of miles for one journey.
Since reaching Level Nemo, Chris solely has two locations left to finish his purpose – the Northern and the Eurasian.
He’s the primary particular person ever to doc an expedition to the placement, which is also called the spacecraft graveyard as a lot house junk is dumped there.
The explorer, who logs his adventures on inaccessibility.web, added: ‘It’s incredible to have reached Level Nemo lastly in spite of everything these years of planning.
‘I’m actually satisfied to have visited six of the eight Poles of Inaccessibility.’
