Archive for January, 2007

ANTARCTICA REFLECTIONS – PART 2

Posted Friday, January 19th, 2007 at 2:12 am

With the Russian IL 76 cargo plane now in the air and heading to Antarctica, I sat back on a small jump seat and tried to relax with the mountain of gear and several large fuel cans piled around us (I was glad this was a non-smoking flight!). Amidst the constant roar of the engines, [...]

ANTARCTICA REFLECTIONS — PART 1

Posted Sunday, January 7th, 2007 at 11:29 pm

With a new year now underway, and with all the thoughts that a new year can bring, many of my thoughts have still been on my recent expedition to Antarctica. After a month away, I returned home just a few days before Christmas and have been spending time reconnecting with my wife, family and friends. [...]