OK, I just could not resist adding some pictures from our flight over the Antarticia the week BEFORE ICE. We were in a LAN Airbus 319 which was quite exciting when you think we were flying as low as 1000 feet above the water, ice and land!
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc44/jangroth/Antarticia%202008/Antartica1.jpg
Our first view of the Antarticia from the air

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc44/jangroth/Antarticia%202008/Antartica2.jpg
We are really in an airplace for these views.

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc44/jangroth/Antarticia%202008/Antarticia4.jpg
We are really flying "low" which is this case is GOOD!

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc44/jangroth/Antarticia%202008/antarticia5.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc44/jangroth/Antarticia%202008/antarticia6.jpg

This looks like it could have been taken from the top deck of a ship!

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc44/jangroth/Antarticia%202008/antarticia7.jpg
Large shelf iceberg from the air

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc44/jangroth/Antarticia%202008/Antarticia8.jpg

Smaller icebergs

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc44/jangroth/Antarticia%202008/Antarticia9.jpg

Just another look at the Seventh Continent.

Jan

Edited to correct links - sorry about that.

Jan