Antarctica

Before writing any further about my time here in South America, I'd like to do a quick recap of my time in Antarctica over Christmas. For those of you who are Facebook friends and have seen more than your fair share of pictures, feel free to tune me out just this once. ;)

Antartica was an experience of a lifetime. Other than palm trees and gorgeous sandy beaches, I didn't really know what to expect, maybe a penguin here and there. It was beyond imagination though. The colors in Antarctica were simple, black, gray, blue, and white, and more often than not the landscape is deafeningly quiet. The secret to beauty of Antarctic is all about textures and shapes carved out soley by the hand of nature. The wildlife experience was incredible, as well. The birds, penguins, whales, and seals were plentiful. None of the wildlife acted fearful of humans, in fact they almosted seemed to want to greet and play with us. The seals were a little bit of an exception though. They were completly uninterested in our presense, hardly sturring from sleep when passing by. Most of our time was spent hiking, sleding, swimming, touring a research station, iceberg watching, and all sorts of wildlife watching. The great people we meet along the way was only the cherry on top of the entire experience....

Let me say that I could not feel more lucky to have had the opportunity to make this trip, but that much more special that I could make it with my Dad. He has been interested in going for many years and I'm more than glad to have flown as his wingman. Lots of love to you Dad! You know I'll be your wingman anytime- no matter how big or small the adventure!!