RE: Antartica, the 7th Continent Day 1 - 4

Am soooo happy for you, you made it to Antarctica! I felt exactly the same - overwhelmed - and deeply impressed - and privileged - when I set foot on Antarctica for the very first time. This was back in 2007, but still remember my time on that continent vividly!

You're likely not there anymore, therefore my next advice isn't possible to follow up. When I was tripping around Antarctica, I as often as possible found myself in secluded spots, away from the group, from anybody, just by myself. In those moments, I had the deepest emotions in all shapes and forms. The connection with Mother Earth. The extreme circumstances people endured when exploring this part of the world. The remoteness of the place. And many other feelings and realisations, which in the end I may be able to summarise as: Majestic!

My best encounter with life during the trip: 1) a sea lion swimming around our zodiac at a few meters distance and subsequently a 15-minute play - catch and let go - with a penguin before it killed it (not that I liked the killing, not at all, but wild nature so close by was impressive to watch, and 2) some kind of eagle coming to me as if it intended to attack and then decided to hoover in front of me for at least half a minute at a few meters distance watching me closely into my eyes before it decided to continue its patch elsewhere on the vulcano beach where all this happened.

Looking forward to your next posts about this trip! And meanwhile, enjoy all the experience and hope you will continue to feel the same whenever I look back on what I experienced down south.