Re: Antarctica Trip

That Ozone hole is Bush's fault
"Alvin Toda" <aet@> wrote in message
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> I used to know a guy who did some volunteer work and got to go on a
> trip there to assist in research. Don't recall what they did. Maybe
> they tagged the penquins? It was summer there-- our winter. He says
> the strong and relentless sun was a problem on his fair skin-- and
> perhaps more a problem now with that big ozone hole that's now there.
> alvin
>
> On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:09:15 -0500, Alan Lichtenstein <arl@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >My wife and I are planning a visit to Antarctica for late 2006 or early
> >2007. If anyone here has taken such a trip, I would appreciate your
> >comments about your trip, in particular what you liked, and what you
> >wish you had done, but didn't, and most particular, what I should
> >consider in my planning. My wife and I are NOT particularly interested
> >in a luxury cruise, but rather in a trip or tour which makes the maximum
> >number of landings on the continent or peninsula. So, the major cruise
> >lines( except Norwegian Coastal, NOT Norwegian ) are out. If anyone has
> >combined such a visit with a cruise which visited either the Chilean
> >Fjords or The Falklands and South Georgia, your comments would be
> >welcome as well. Your comments on which gives the best bang for the
> >buck will be welcome as well.
> >
> >Don't e-mail; just post to the group, as the e-mail address in the
> >header is a dummy. Look forward to hearing from you.
> >
> > alan


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