Trinity Church

There are eight churches on the Antarctic continent.  Today I visited 2.

Notta lotta night this time of year; lights up at 3am.  Hung shoreside while my tent mates slept.  Group-sheltered quietly with a couple other early risers.  Introspective, soulful.  They drank coffee; I finished off the bottom bits of my Chips bag.  Breakfast of Champions🏅

Do we stay or do we go-go?  Eat light.  May be same food selection tomorrow.

Picked up littered clothing outside & around my tent.  PITCH BLACK last night as I stripped naked.  FOCUS: Warm clothes on a wet body to avoid hypothermia.  Holding a flashlight in my mouth, wasn’t super agile nor worried ‘bout keeping the outdoors tidy.  Cozy sleeps though.  My new $70 [sleeping bag] liner – well worth the crazy price tag.  Good on you, REI 😊

Mile+ walk on the same path worn yesterday, Chile’s Chapel of St. Mary Queen of Peace.  Simple parish church.  Most visited/used by locals.  More elaborate & ornate, Russia’s Trinity Church.  Location, location, location.  Church sits prominent atop a hill overlooking Bellingshausen Station.  Its foundation & structure literally anchored/tied into the surface to withstand winter’s hurricane-force wind.  One of the most notable & eye-catching landmarks on King George.  ‘Bottom of the World’ wedding ceremonies, stunning glacier overlook.

Wrap it up, pack it up.  Radio word to our Coordinator.  Plane has left Chile.

GROUP pics & goodbyes.  Journey end; HEADING HOME.

Triple 8 FINISH