Breaking the silence
As is so readily apparent, I have been very silent since returning from Antactica. For this I apologise.
Life moved swiftly on; I still have had precious time to dwell on the experience and what it means to have been and returned. I think of Frank Hurley’s words after the epic adventure he endured with Shackleton: “After the vastness of Antarctica, civilisation seemed somewhat empty“. I miss the ice, and look forward to returning, but life is not empty by any means. On my return I was offered and accepted a fantastic job in anesthetics and critical care at a great trauma and emergency hospital; I’m back to flying my glider at every opportunity; the mountains and sea are just where I left them and begging for attention. Life is good.
I will be trying to continue writing and photographing and putting it up for perusal on another blog – www.wildmedic.co.za – until I amhead south for the summer. Yes, I’m going back (more briefly, mom!). Details to follow…