Many of our friends have asked what we did to prepare for this journey. I personally spent most of the past six months saying to Marc: “You’re taking me WHERE??” He encouraged Allie, Dave and me to do a little research on other voyages to Antarctica. Of course we watched the classic move, “Endurance,” the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s voyage in 1914-16 to the South Pole. (Never made it to the South Pole – did make it back after being stranded in the ice-choked waters for 22 months.) Shackleton had no trouble recruiting a crew after placing the following ad in a London newspaper:
"MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS,CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS."
We also watched “The March of the Penguins” and “Happy Feet.”
"MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS,CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS."
We also watched “The March of the Penguins” and “Happy Feet.”
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Birdnesters dinner was fun and productive. Like I said:
Bundle up and enjoy the ride.
love, love,
Myra and Milko
According to Steve Miller who was in Antartica last year, you can never have enough seasick patches. So stock up!!! He loved the trip but was overwhelmed by the thousands upon thousands of Mr. Penquins!!!!!!!!!!
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