We'll talk about other close calls in our lives and compare them to this one. A few people are bragging that they weren't scared, but most who have voyaged to Antarctica before comprehend our near miss. Hansen says he didn't stop being afraid until 4 a.m. Between the press conference and the time when we were scheduled to pick up our gear, I had lunch in a restaurant on the wharf. The sun illuminated the orange Aurora so that she cast a slight orange light through the plate-glass windows. Businessmen and women chatted over wine and oysters and answered cell phone calls.
Life goes on.
And we understand, better than ever, that as we unlock its secrets to understand our place in its world, the Antarctica can humble us like no other place. Every Antarctic expedition produces its own T-shirt. Ours is no exception. Shortly after the fire, a segment of the announcement board began to log ideas. We scrawled awkward sketches and words in red marker.