(meteorobs) Fwd: TravelQuest SOUTH POLE & METEORITES - January 2005

[Lewis J. Gramer]

No endorsement, express or implied - and I have no affiliations with
these folks, or with Dr. Reynolds. I just received this unsolicited
email in my Inbox, and thought other 'meteorobs' readers might be
interested in such a trip... Ah, summer in Antarctica - decadent! :)

Clear skies,
Lew Gramer

-----Original Message-----
From: TravelQuest International [mailto:travel at tq-international.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 3:02 PM
To: TQ
Subject: TravelQuest SOUTH POLE & METEORITES - January 2005



TravelQuest International and meteorite expert, Dr. Mike Reynolds invite you
to join us on a rare travel experience, as we journey to the geographic
SOUTH POLE and visit a METEORITE SOURCING REGION, JANUARY 2-10, 2005.
Boarding our chartered transport jet from the southern tip of Chile, we will
fly deep into the heart of Antarctica, the most remote and remarkable
destination on Earth.

http://www.travelquestinternational.com/Antarctica05/sphome.htm

As we fly over Drake Passage and enter the Antarctic Circle, we will see
below us icebergs and the vast ice shelves of this amazing continent. Our
flight will also take us past the spectacular Ellsworth Mountains and
Antarctica¹s highest peak, Vinson Massif, before arriving at Patriot Hills
base camp, approx 825 nautical miles inside the Antarctic Circle.
Established in 1987, Patriot Hills is the only private camp in Antarctica,
and will serve as our home base for the duration of our stay.

SOUTH POLE
At the South Pole, we will visit the ceremonial and geographic pole, as well
as tour inside the dome at Amundsen-Scott Station ‹ with time to take photos
to document our achievement.

PATUXENT METEORITE RANGE
To complete this historic expedition, our return journey will include a stop
at the Patuxent Range, a good resource for meteorite recovery and
investigations. Well, over 20,000 meteorites have been recovered off
Antarctica, including whole specimens and fragments. Most of these
meteorites are found in regions of blue ice, free of snow at mountain bases.
It is believed that these meteorites fall all over Antarctica (as all over
the world), then are moved as drifts move, being stopped at mountain bases
with the wind removing the snow and exposing the meteorites.

SPACE ON THIS EXPEDITION IS LIMITED TO JUST 6 MEMBERS.
Be a part of history. Contact TravelQuest to make your reservation today!

http://www.travelquestinternational.com

    Journeys for Inquisitive Minds
    TRAVELQUEST INTERNATIONAL
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    tel: +928.445.7754 / fax: +928.445.8771
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