Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Home safe
We arrived home last night. The pussies were glad to see us but had been very well looked after. Tui tried to sleep with Soli but he drew the line at her licking his face while he was asleep.
We were not too buggered as we had an unexpected upgrade from premium economy to business class. thank you Qantas and especially the charming young man from then Buenos Aires check in desk who did it.
I will keep posting photos for a while as I sort through and pull out the best and also to tell you things that got forgotten in the excitement at the time.
Like arriving at Vernadsky Base early in the morning, creeping in through ice floes and bergs. Looking out the window it was like seeing Shackleton's Endurance in the ice. Or Hurley's iconic picture anyway.
It seems this is a cruise boat the Europa that should have left before we arrived. The Antarctic Tourism agreement means that there is only ever one boat in a place at a time. However the crew and passengers, who have to work their passage, partied so hard with the Vernadsky base team the night before in the vodka bar that they didn't get it together to leave before we got there. It also explains why out base tour guide kept apologising for his bad hangover alternately with apologising for his bad English. I can't vouch for his hangover but his English was great given he had only been learning it since he arrived there 8 months earlier.
We were not too buggered as we had an unexpected upgrade from premium economy to business class. thank you Qantas and especially the charming young man from then Buenos Aires check in desk who did it.
I will keep posting photos for a while as I sort through and pull out the best and also to tell you things that got forgotten in the excitement at the time.
Like arriving at Vernadsky Base early in the morning, creeping in through ice floes and bergs. Looking out the window it was like seeing Shackleton's Endurance in the ice. Or Hurley's iconic picture anyway.
It seems this is a cruise boat the Europa that should have left before we arrived. The Antarctic Tourism agreement means that there is only ever one boat in a place at a time. However the crew and passengers, who have to work their passage, partied so hard with the Vernadsky base team the night before in the vodka bar that they didn't get it together to leave before we got there. It also explains why out base tour guide kept apologising for his bad hangover alternately with apologising for his bad English. I can't vouch for his hangover but his English was great given he had only been learning it since he arrived there 8 months earlier.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Further south by air
Sunday, January 9, 2011
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