Day 7, the day that is the reason I'm here.

So, most of you know this story by now, so if you do feel free to skip to the next paragraph. Mom came to me close to two years ago saying that she was going to Antarctica and wanted me to go with her. Well I didn't really like the idea of eco-tourism, and told her that I didn't know if I could do it. (More on that subject and what I thought then and what I think now later.) So she went away and came back with this tour, which has a focus on Climate Change in Antarctica and said to me, "If the climate scientists don't have a problem with tourism than you can't" and what could I say to that. I was going.


But then I saw that there was actually going to be a stop at a working base where A&K was presenting the researchers with a piece of equipment paid for by their philanthropic efforts, now that was something exciting to me. I've read a lot of books either set in Antarctica mostly down at McMurdo which is the main American base down here, or written by people who have worked for the various agencies and outpost over the last 20 years. So while the natural aspects of the place and the history of exploration are both interesting to me, in many ways getting a glimpse at the people working on the science now is what I wanted to see most. Even more than penguins maybe. (At least that's what I thought before I got down here, now... no still the science over the penguins, sorry guys!)

So that's for today. First a zodiac ride around the area, then some of the people from Palmer Station which I can see from the window as I write this, will be over to give a talk about why they are here and what they do, and to recieve the equipment and then we all get to visit in small highly organized groups.

So what sounds like a very exciting and busy day ahead.

More later, must start the bundling up.