# Antarctica: Anybody been recently? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 4, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037 "2016-09-04T18:36:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/1 "2016-09-04T18:36:19Z")
There are a few older threads about tourism and working in Antarctica. Has anyone been since 2013? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/2 "2016-09-04T23:15:56Z")
Last I heard, they purposely blew up a a remote outpost to in a vain attempt to prevent a shape shifting alien (possibly in the form of Wilford Brimley) from making it to civilization and taking over the world. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/3 "2016-09-05T00:30:04Z")
I hate that about Antarctica. Also, I hate when Elder Things perk up, too. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/4 "2016-09-06T03:17:50Z")
Okey-dokey. Guess I’ll have to get there myself if I want to find out more. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/5 "2016-09-06T06:43:30Z")
I think this fits a little better in In My Humble Opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/6 "2016-09-06T12:28:16Z")
A colleague was working at McMurdo as recently as 2014. She apparently still has some contacts on the ice. [PAE](https://www.pae.com/career)was the contracting agency for her position. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/7 "2016-09-06T18:20:28Z")
No - too touristy. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/8 "2016-09-06T22:36:39Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > I think this fits a little better in In My Humble Opinion. Damn! I came back to make another Cafe Society-style, unhelpful post about the GWAR Mythos… Discovery of Gwar While fleeing the U.S. on possible drug charges, Sleazy P. Martini ends up crashing his helicopter in Antarctica, where Gwar has been imprisoned by The Master, frozen inside a cavern. Sleazy stumbles into the cavern and, upon removing his fur coat to reveal a shiny suit that reflects the sun’s rays, he inadvertently frees the members of Gwar by melting the ice in which they’re imprisoned. Gwar is preparing to kill him when Balsac the Jaws of Death convinces them to ally with Sleazy due to a prophecy about the excellence of whoever would free Gwar. (The decision to join Sleazy was easier thanks to Sleazy giving them crack cocaine, for which they developed an instant affinity.) He teaches the band to play their instruments and brings them to America. (These events are recounted in a flashback in Skulhedface.) ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/9 "2016-09-07T02:19:16Z")
I went as a tourist this past February with Quark after I stumbled onto a great sale and couldn’t resist. I had a spectacular time; the ship goes to the antarctic peninsula and I was able to kayak and see a lot of penguins, whales, seals, and seabirds. Anything specific you want to know? ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/10 "2016-09-07T21:48:04Z")
> [@andygirl](#): > > I went as a tourist this past February with Quark after I stumbled onto a great sale and couldn’t resist. I had a spectacular time; the ship goes to the antarctic peninsula and I was able to kayak and see a lot of penguins, whales, seals, and seabirds. Anything specific you want to know? Yes, were there any polar bears? I’m not going if there aren’t any polar bears. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/11 "2016-09-07T21:58:00Z")
My mom was there a couple of years ago. They made landfall in a few spots, and in one of them, it was warm enough that she was even able to go wading (up to her ankles, anyway). ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/12 "2016-09-07T22:04:36Z")
> [@Disposable Hero](#): > > Yes, were there any polar bears? I’m not going if there aren’t any polar bears. Polar bears are only in the northern polar regions. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/13 "2016-09-07T22:09:17Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Polar bears are only in the northern polar regions. What a rip, I want my money back. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/14 "2016-09-07T22:12:43Z")
> [@Disposable Hero](#): > > What a rip, I want my money back. Store credit only. Might I interest you in penguins? Thousands and thousands of penguins! You don’t get those in the north. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/15 "2016-09-07T22:16:07Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Store credit only. Might I interest you in penguins? Thousands and thousands of penguins! You don’t get those in the north. Thank you, I’ll take three. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/16 "2016-09-07T22:21:13Z")
> [@Disposable Hero](#): > > Thank you, I’ll take three. Chopped and deep fried? Or penguinburger? ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/17 "2016-09-07T22:22:33Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Chopped and deep fried? Or penguinburger? Well I was kind of hoping to give them to my neices and nephews as presents, but now they’ll only cry. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/18 "2016-09-07T22:43:54Z")
> [@Disposable Hero](#): > > Well I was kind of hoping to give them to my neices and nephews as presents, but now they’ll only cry. Then I have achieved my goals. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/19 "2016-09-08T03:02:23Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Chopped and deep fried? Or penguinburger? Penguins is practically chickens ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037/20 "2016-09-08T03:09:29Z")
Everything is practically chickens. **Andygirl,** thanks. I’m most interested in the opportunities to see wildlife. I’m also interested in how to dress for such a trip. I’m hoping to go in the next few years. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037.md?page=2)