Antarctica is the most beautiful place I have ever visited in this world. And I
am sure many passengers in thr ship I was travelling on would agree. I could use all the pretty descriptive words there is,
the best pictures, but it would still be insufficient to describe the exhilaration felt in visiting the coldest, driest, most
remote continent of the world. They say that it is the once in a lifetime experience. Today, I sit in the canteen in Buenos
Aires feeling exhausted and covered with dried dead skin from the cold, yet I am already dreaming of visiting the continent
once more.
Scenery
The ship sails through the chunks of ice bergs and snow covered mountains. The harsh wind slaps my face
numb. A huge blizzard of snow blurs our vision of the beautiful Le Maire channel, but it adds a surreal quality to the spectecular
display of sculptures formed by nature.
Wildlife
Penguins, seals, whales, birds... au natural, in their original habitats. How many pictures of penguins
does one need? I adore these creatures the most, and couldnīt get enough of them. My favourite was the gentoo penguin. They
are curious about everything, and when a person sits on the ground or lie flat on the terrain, a number of gentoo chicks will
inevitably surround the body and peck at everything they dare approach.
People
The trip was made even more enjoyable with the wonderful people I met on the trip. The staff that led
the expedition were so incredibly accomplished in their field of work (From atheletics to geology, politics, zoology etc)
and I grew close to a group of backpackers from all over the world. It was hard to say goodbye to many of them after spending
to many days together in a relatively small space.
