Hello world! We (the Logistics Plus family) would like to welcome you to ‘Berlin’s Wall,’ a writing outlet/blog for our respected Founder and CEO, Jim Berlin. We hope you enjoy reading Jim’s writings, stories, wisdom, jokes, and ramblings as much as we do! Click an image or story below to read the full blog post.
***Everything published on Berlin’s Wall comes directly from Jim Berlin.
Reaching Antarctica
All, we made it to Antarctica! Tons of pics to share, so here they are. Our ship breaking through the ice Here we are actually on the ice Tens of thousands of these guys around One surprise is that most of the icebergs look like this one rather than the ones you...
It All Depends on Your Point of View
Getting to Antarctica today. Yesterday we took a Zodiac ride around Elephant Island, the place where Ernest Shackleton’s crew took refuge for the 4 months or so it took for Shackleton and Worsley to navigate a lifeboat 800 miles in some of the roughest seas on earth...
Drake’s Passage
The first couple of days onboard has us navigating Drake's Passage, the way to Antarctica. I think it's about 500 miles, and since it is the place where the Pacific Ocean runs into the Atlantic Ocean around Cape Horn (the southern tip of the Americas), it can be rough...
It’s a Long Road to Tipperary
'It's a Long Way to Tipperary.' I'm not sure why that old song popped into my head. Probably because so far, just getting to the ship to start that cruise has been a 36-hour journey. Somehow, I had not calculated for that. But…it’s a long way to Tipperary (Ushuaia)....
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Heading South! Cool video from Neil deGrasse Tyson below. -JB
Ready For Our Adventure!
All, Getting ready to head out early Wednesday for our adventure. Will keep in touch (hopefully we have Starlink/wifi. No cell service down there 🤪) These are some of the guests who will be onboard. I hope to meet them and learn from them. Excited! Talk soon....
Buffalo Bills: Trust & Belief
Check this out. Pretty cool. https://fb.watch/vDPLg3YjSl/? I know you may not be a Bills fan (or a football fan). And some of you folks overseas might not even know much about football at all (though I know the folks in England, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil do, and our...
Buffalo Shout Out
All, Since you probably know I am a big Buffalo Bills fan (and since the Bills theme song is Shout) you likely think this is about the Buffalo Bills. But it's not. I am also a big BUFFALO fan in general. I went to school there. Spent my 20's there. Started my family...
Christmas Antarctica Cruise: Getting Ready
All, Since we're going on an Antarctic cruise over Christmas, and since there will be a polar plunge on Christmas Day, I want to get prepared. So today (with guidance from Coach Craig Warnshuis), I started my "training." The water in Antarctica will be 29 degrees....
Nice article about some of LP’s efforts in support of Ukraine.
Thanks to the Manufacturers & Business Association for this nice article. - JB Global Logistics Leader Rallies Support in Rebuilding Ukraine Logistics Plus Blends Business Investment with Humanitarian Support By: Karen Torres Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP) is one of...