I guess it wasn't the smartest thing in the world for me to turn down a posting to Antarctica then? I'd not even got back home from Iraq and was asked if I wanted to go to Antarctica. Let's just say the thought of going almost straight from one extreme to the other didn't really appeal (and I'd already missed my first wedding anniversary, wife's birthday, Xmas & New Year - if I'd gone to Antarctica I thought it would have been a strain on our relationship. After turning it down I found out she wouldn't actually have minded, and even suggested I stay in Iraq another 3 months to make some more $$$ before coming home, so 4 months in Antarctica probably wasn't all that much in the bigger picture). I thought I could put my name down for the next rotation, but then left the Air Force before it came around again. I didn't realise how hard it would be to go once back in 'the real world'...tomscott wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:47 am
I also like to travel and I have done quite a few bucket list things but the top of my list would be a trip to antarctica before it disappears.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/expe ... falklands/
$24,000 for 24 days
You can do it for cheaper like 5-6k but having the national geographic biologists and photographers there would be an awesome experience.
. A lesson in 'seize the day' that I learned a bit late.
No...just...no!
