My Story with Antarctica- It was all about nature

It was all about nature
4/3/2012

(Day Four)

It was another cloudy day. The temperature was 2 degrees. Our plan is to hike in the Petermann Island for 1 to 1.5 km. Again: Layers, Layers, Layers. We have to keep our bodies warm and dry when hiking or riding the zodiacs. It was windy and chilled. My hands were frozen as my gloves were not waterproof. Our driver this time is Angela, a nice woman with courageous and passion to the Antarctic. I was shivering of cold but amazed how Angela was standing in the boat confidently with open hands to the wind and chilled water.

We drove between the icebergs and enjoyed their natural shapes. The water lines mixed with the shades reflected the blue color between the shapes and created a sort of mountain shapes. I could see bridges, highways with innovative designs, some green color shades in this corner and that and a splendid structure with no man hand. It was all about nature.

Then we had a brief from Robert about the “Leadership on the Edge” program. Robert said that leadership is about keeping the wheel running though things may not be up to plan. Following that, Susan who is a geologist gave us a nice presentation: “A Geologist in Antarctica following the Skackleton’s footsteps 100 years later”. It is not Susan’s first time to the Antarctic. She gave us facts and results from her last visit and heighted some important points about the differences between 1914 expeditions and today’s. People were more interested in minerals and economical resources.

The Antarctic ice equals 60 to 70 meters raise in sea level if melted. Isn’t it important to preserve the last wildness on earth?