Scenes from Antarctica

[BERIGAN]

As beautiful is it is there, I can't imagine wanting to spend any real time in that kind of cold....in almost total darkness for months.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/11/s...antarctica.html

[Chuck Nessa]

As beautiful is it is there, I can't imagine wanting to spend any real time in that kind of cold....in almost total darkness for months.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/11/s...antarctica.html

Thanks for the nice gift on your birthday.

[aparxa]

wonderful pics, thanks for sharing!

[Christiern]

Let me echo Chuck's post, but you should be making merry, Conrad...or something like that

Although the Gulf Stream made Southwestern Iceland considerably more livable than Antartica, some of these photos gave me déjà vu. The aurora borealis was always spectacular, especially when it had movement,but the 24-hour darkness was depressing (there were window shades/curtains to make the 24-hour high noon sun less of a problem). Iceland's weather had a lot to do with my childhood decision to eventually go elsewhere, so I truly understand your sentiment.

Thanks for the post.

[catesta]

That's some amazing stuff.

[papsrus]

Beautiful photographs. Thanks for posting them.

[Jim Alfredson]

Amazing stuff.

[AndrewHill]

Such a beautiful region...when you're looking at it from a nice warm house

[A Lark Ascending]

Amazing shots.

[kinuta]

Spectacular photos.

[Late]

Really been enjoying those photos. Saved a number of them for my desktop. The time exposure shot of the "city" is especially intriguing. It makes it look like quite a number of people live there at any one time.

I also remember reading — I hope I'm not making this up — that Diana Krall (?!) spent a New Year's in Antarctica on a ship, entertaining people who'd purchased tickets for something like $500. (Reading that, I now think my memory might be tricking me.)