An explorer has revealed the hilarious moment he was attacked by an albatross while in the most remote place on Earth.
Last month, Chris Brown, 62, hit the headlines sharing his incredible quest to Point Nemo – one of the world’s eight Poles of Inaccessibility – in the middle of the Pacific with his son Mika, 30.
Now the dad-of-two, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, has gone viral after sharing one of the funnier events from the once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
Excited to have reached their destination, Chris and Mika jumped in the water for a relaxing swim – which was soon interrupted.
With the location being so remote – it’s closer to astronauts in space than anyone on dry land – they hadn’t expected to run into any marine life or wildlife.
In a TikTok, @chrisbrownexplores, that has over 6,000 views and growing, the pair get attacked by a cranky albatross.
Despite their efforts to fight back, the seabird remained undefeated.
“We got attacked at the loneliest place on Earth,” the caption reads.
“When we arrived at Point Nemo, we were eager to get into the ocean and immerse ourselves whilst making history, but what came next took us by surprise.
“A massive albatross swooped down and tried to attack us – with the bird not taking no for an answer!
“Even after trying to bat the big guy away with our hefty camera, he was still trying to attack us!”
Chris explains that the bird had been following their boat, the Hanse Explorer, as they set sail.
They have allegedly been nicknamed “nomads of the oceans” and have wingspans measuring up to a whopping 11 feet.
Since reaching Point Nemo, Chris only has two destinations left to complete his goal – the Northern and the Eurasian.
He is the first person ever to document an expedition to the location, which is also known as the spacecraft graveyard as so much space junk is dumped there.
The explorer, who logs his adventures on inaccessibility.net, added: “It is fantastic to have reached Point Nemo finally after all these years of planning.
“I am really chuffed to have visited six of the eight Poles of Inaccessibility.”
