My departure
date is getting closer and I now have a full itinerary, which is pretty exciting.
The
first thing on it (apart from flying to Christchurch) is heading over to the Antarctica
NZ Clothing Warehouse to get kitted out with a vast array of Antarctic
clothing.
And
once in Antarctica (which still seems unbelievable), there are some fantastic opportunities
which the Antarctica NZ team (thanks, guys!) have lined up for me. It’s all weather
dependent, but it includes a trip to Discovery Hut with a hut guide. I’ve been secretly
hoping for the chance to see one of the huts from the Heroic Age of Exploration,
so this is wonderful.
There
are a number of these huts near Scott Base, but Discovery Hut is the one that
Captain Scott and his team used as their shore base on his first expedition in
1901-1904 (Discovery was the name of
his ship). Everyone who visits it seems to find it a really powerful and moving experience, because many things inside remains just as they were when the expedition left.
You can read a few accounts and see some photos here and here.
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| Scott's Discovery Hut, with McMurdo Station in the background; ©Antarctica New Zealand Pictorial Collection [1982-1983] |
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| Discovery Hut clothing and supplies; Photo by Nigel Roberts ©Antarctica New Zealand Pictorial Collection [1979-1980] |
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