The Traveling Tigers present: quest for the Antarctic Circle
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The Traveling Tigers will meet on Wednesday, March 15, at noon in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. The presentation will be about club President Edward Hickman’s trip a few weeks ago to Antarctica, with the successful goal of traveling below the Antarctic Circle.
He flew to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and then on to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world.
From there he traveled by a small expedition ship two days through the Drake passage, famous for being the roughest sea due to the mixing of warm Pacific water with the cold Atlantic. Waves were 20 to 30 feet high for most of the journey.
After reaching Antarctica, he had the opportunity to go ashore at least twice a day at various sites, hiking and exploring. There were many whales, leopard seals and thousands of penguins.
The ship’s passengers had an opportunity to stop in Port Lockroy, a British station with the southernmost public post office in the world, from which Hickman mailed post cards to his friends and family.
The ship continued south, passing the Antarctic Circle and continued until the ocean’s ice stopped their progress. It was a lifelong goal for Hickman, seeing one of the most beautiful and difficult of places to reach.
The meeting will begin at noon with a potluck. People are encouraged to bring a dish to share, and a plate and cutlery for their own use. The club is happy to welcome Whitney Houston and Stephanie Rohr as new officers.
There will be a short business meeting at 1, and the presentation will begin around 1:15.
—Edward Hickman
