I made it home in the wee hours of Thursday morning, getting off at the nearest Amtrak station I'd always wanted to actually use for travel. The L.A. stop and Grand Canyon were both really nice, and the train proved to be a slow but much more comfortable way to travel than airplane (and definitely Greyhound). Anyhow, I've gotten to see a nice chunk of my family thus far, not to mention eating two Thanksgiving dinners (one at home and one on the train in the dining car). I'll do several posts now to share the photos from the extended trip home.
This was the ridiculous vehicle new to McMurdo since I was there last, which carried a planeload of us into town. We still used Ivan the Terrabus to go back out to to the C-17 for the flight to Chch, so I'm not sure where the crimson beast was off to that day.
Rotorua's (NZ) geothermal pools were an olfactory experience, for sure.
And, if you watch TV, you've probably seen this place a bunch in recent weeks. This is the Hobbiton set, with Bag End (the Baggins' hobbit hole) at the top of the hill to the left.
It's seen up close here, minus any "G" rune indicating a burglar lived there.
Any (little) body home?
The pond and bridge were much bigger than I expected. The pictures probably look a little hazy due to the rain falling at that point of the tour.
And just because, another look back up to Bag End from the Water.
More photos to come, but that's it for now.
This was the ridiculous vehicle new to McMurdo since I was there last, which carried a planeload of us into town. We still used Ivan the Terrabus to go back out to to the C-17 for the flight to Chch, so I'm not sure where the crimson beast was off to that day.
Rotorua's (NZ) geothermal pools were an olfactory experience, for sure.
It's seen up close here, minus any "G" rune indicating a burglar lived there.
Any (little) body home?
The pond and bridge were much bigger than I expected. The pictures probably look a little hazy due to the rain falling at that point of the tour.
And just because, another look back up to Bag End from the Water.
More photos to come, but that's it for now.
“Next to seeing land, there is no sight which makes one realize he is drawing near home, than to see the same heavens, under which he was born, shining at night over his head.”~Richard Henry Dana, Two Years Before the Mast
1 comment:
nice pics. Thanks for sharing Ethan. I bet it was cool to visit that location and then when you watch it on film you will be able to appreciate it more.
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