{"id":715,"date":"2023-12-28T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/?p=715"},"modified":"2025-06-16T18:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:34:13","slug":"antarctica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/antarctica\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip to Antarctica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I recently took a trip to Antarctica and took some great photos. <br><br>Here are the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/11\/Antarctica-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/11\/Antarctica-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/11\/Antarctica-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/11\/Antarctica-scaled-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/11\/Antarctica-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/11\/Antarctica-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/11\/Antarctica-scaled-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Selfie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f59e3a323cd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/antarctica\/#Embracing_Antarcticas_Chill\" >Embracing Antarctica\u2019s Chill<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/antarctica\/#Sailing_Through_Ice_Kingdom\" >Sailing Through Ice Kingdom<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/antarctica\/#Gentoo_Penguins\" >Gentoo Penguins<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/antarctica\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Embracing_Antarcticas_Chill\"><\/span><strong>Embracing Antarctica\u2019s Chill<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My orange expedition gear stood in stark contrast to the endless white glaciers surrounding me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/johna.vs3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/johna.vs3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Glaciers\" class=\"wp-image-769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica1.jpeg 894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Me in my gear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sailing_Through_Ice_Kingdom\"><\/span><strong>Sailing Through Ice Kingdom<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The silence here was profound, broken only by the crack of ice and the whisper of wind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/johna.vs3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/johna.vs3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica2-763x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Ice Kingdom\" class=\"wp-image-770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica2-763x1024.jpeg 763w, https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica2-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica2-768x1030.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica2.jpeg 902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great view from the boat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gentoo_Penguins\"><\/span><strong>Gentoo Penguins<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nature&#8217;s most charismatic ambassadors, the Gentoo penguins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/johna.vs3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"624\" src=\"http:\/\/johna.vs3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica3.jpeg\" alt=\"Gentoo Penguins\" class=\"wp-image-771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica3.jpeg 840w, https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica3-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/johnarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Antarctica3-768x571.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cute penguins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The journey to Antarctica showed me that some places on Earth still hold the power to humble us. 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