Fire and Ice

"We were a tiny speck in the vast vista of the sea. For a moment the consciousness of the forces arrayed against us would be overwhelming. Then hope and confidence would rise again as our boat rose to a wave and tossed aside the crest in a sparkling shower like the play of prismatic colors at th foot of a waterfall." - Quote from Shakelton's Journal in the book Shipwrecked at The Bottom of the World


Just some cool pics of the icicles hanging from our roof the other day. :) The quote doesn't totally go, but I like the "prismatic light" reference and I have always liked this journal entry. It is neat to think that a rough tough sailor and explorer wrote such beautiful words and in such a dire situation.