Last light on Cape Renard, Antarctica [OC][5029x3660]Submitted by Chipotle42 t3_105qz25 in EarthPorn
Ken_Gratulations t1_j3fjnw3 wrote
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This is great! I am just finishing Endurance and was hoping you would mention those island. That had to have been a great experience, could you imagine surviving on those islands?!
Chipotle42 OP t1_j3flk8u wrote
Nope. Elephant Island, in particular, provides no real shelter. Point Valentine was ridiculously exposed, and Point Wild (another) only a bit better.
Chipotle42 OP t1_j3fmznj wrote
I had read about how rough South Georgia Island was, but that's not the same as seeing it. We also had the good fortune of seeing the waterfall that was the last obstacle before reaching the Stromness whaling plant, and Shackleton's grave at Grytviken (interesting that he wanted to be buried there). The Grytviken museum had a facsimile of the J Caird, and having just crossed the Drake Passage in "good" conditions, it is nuts that their rescue plan worked.
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