Volume 17 - Day 316/49, 2025 - Wednesday

Insert (Yet Another) Photo here - I am kind of sad that I cannot add photos to this journal while I am traveling in Antarctica. There is so much beauty here, coupled with such quiet and isolation. I have taken plenty of photos, and will be happy to share them. I think when I return home, I will add three photos a day to this journal, kind of a 'throwback' to the time I have been traveling, along with the daily current updates. It seems only fair. Today was another busy day, and tomorrow will be our last day of seeing new things. We will head north on Friday, and once again traverse the Drake Passage. Our first landing today was at Port Lockroy, one of the first buildings (I think) in Antarctica. There is a Post Office and museum there, and lots of penguins. Then it was back to the ship for a presentation by one of the seven people living at this station, and the building is a Antarctic Treaty Historic Site, Number 61, and British Base A. Lots of interesting stuff. In the afternoon, we were off to a landing at Damoy Point, There are a British refuge hut there, alone with an Argentenian hut. I took another hike to the top of a point, and I did my best to pay attention to the beauty along with the still and the quiet. Incredible. Then it was back to the ship, and many people did the 'polar plunge.' I thought better of it myself, and did not participate. I think that was the smart thing to do. It is time to call an end to this day, I will share more with you tomorrow.