Prince Albert II visits South Pole

[MJN1]

Could not resist posting this news flash: :D

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090114/ap_on_re_eu/aa_antarctica_monaco_prince_1

 

 

SOUTH POLE – Monaco's Prince Albert II has reached the South Pole after a two-day-long cross-country ski trip across Antarctica, fraught by wind and fog.

The prince, whose team included a doctor and his friend, South African adventurer Mike Horn, reached the Pole at 1947 GMT (2:47 p.m. EST) on Tuesday. Temperatures during the journey reached -40 F (-40 C).

Following a brief ceremony, the prince then visited a U.S. base near the Pole. The Amundsen-Scott base was one of 26 international bases the prince is expected to visit during his trip to Antarctica.

The prince has said his trip, which is to wrap up on Jan. 22, is aimed at raising awareness about global warming. The sovereign visited the North Pole in 2006.

[soraya]

Brave man! I've been wondering where the ship was as there is no voyage listed on the voyage calendar, the voyages start at 7902 and I was curious as to what happened to 7901.