Will life be the same?
24th March, 2008This trip should be a life changing experience. I’m still figuring it out after several days of pristine landscapes, untouched glaciers, rocky cliffs, barnacles covered whales, curious penguins, see-through blue icebergs and big arctic birds all over the place. The beauty of the place is indeed fascinating. I remember staring with my mouth open at one hanging glacier, standing on upper deck stairs. Alvaro wanted to climb up and was patiently waiting for me to come out of my state of owe. “Completely understanding” he said when I finally noticed him. Somebody said that being here one forgets about many things back home, even family and kids… We camped at a snowy hill at Dorian Bay and I spotted a piece of wooden plank on the rocks on the way to camping site. This piece of wood, an obvious proof of human intervention, was so much out of place. There was a British and Argentinean emergency hut near by and that was a piece from one of those huts. Why was I so fortunate to witness the grandeur of this continent? Seeing it, smelling it, sensing it is a unique experience that should lead to something bigger the just pictures and stories around a dinner table. What is it that will not be the same in my life after this expedition? I will think about it for the next few days … and I’m sure that I will come up with an answer.
Hello Rob, and Team.
So many people here in Curacao are following the expedition of A3. Rob, thank you so much, for letting us experience this trip and learn why we should preserve Antarctica. The video’s and diary entries are fantastic, we tune in daily. JC, Diane and Arthur, we are anxiously waiting to hear the stories. Wishing the expedition calm sees in the Drake Passage. Hoping to see the 2041 in July. Rob will you be on board?
Yvette Raveneau, Curacao.
Posted by Yvette Raveneau on 03/24/08, 8:04 pm