Memories In An Icy Wasteland

A person who has gone to all seven continents recalls the sunrise over the plains

of Antarctica as the most memorable thing he has ever seen in his life. He described it as a religious moment.

God could really be felt there, said the fifty year old Texan. Only a few people like him had the privilege of seeing this great big slab of ice and volcanic ash.

McMurdo station, an unattractive area consisting of buildings and huts, is always visited by most people who come here.

Formerly a US military outpost, McMurdo, which has the look and feel of a high country Western mining camp is now administered and funded by the National Science Foundation.

Activities you can do there would be very limited. The outdoors, being 30 degrees below zero, can only be handled by those in good physical condition and armed with thick polar clothing.

Though he worked difficult and tedious shifts tracking satellites, he said he tried hard not to forget the stark beauty around him. In the month of May, he would look forward to seeing the sun set over the Royal Society Mountains.

He cannot also forget seeing the names of those who took part in the 1908 Shackleton expedition. Those people whom he met while at McMurdo are memorable, he says.

Each person who was there had an interesting life story, he explained.

The terrain, no matter how threatening conditions may be, doesn't scare him. Not intimidated by Antarctica in the slightest, a 47 year old British female once spent $16,000 to see the breeding grounds of penguins.

Penguins are animals that she has always been interested in. Whenever I went to the zoo as a child, I would consider them my favorite attraction.

They are almost like miniature human beings. I don't like the word cute, so I won't use it, but they're very handsome and very unique.

She can never quite forget an image that she saw when she visited Antarctica. It was seeing a multitude of King Penguins gathering along the shores of a bay.

She said that it was the most special thing she had ever seen. You don't need to be given a pilot's license or an academic grant to be able to be in the Ice.

You can also be part of this polar adventure without having to join the Foreign Legion of the modern times. There are ships that sail from New Zealand that can take you to Antarctica for $3,000.

Flights to the South Pole are much pricier. It is meant for those who like adventure and who are willing to spend plenty of money.

by: John Chambers

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