Holly and I are trying to wrangle a flight to King George Island to put our feet on land at an Arctic Research Station. It's called Villa Las Estrellas Research Station. The challenges are the weather that make any flight risky, even though the Chilean Air Force maintain a base there. The name means Village of the Stars (pictured above). It is a significant meteorological station and, if we get there, we'll get to see their working and living quarters and hike to nearby wildlife preserves and glaciers - up even closer than we've been. We won't know until the last moment two days from now if this is a go. But we're kind of excited at the opportunity. JPF
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