One of my dreams is to visit Antarctica.
I've been to the glaciers in the South Island and they were fascinating, impressive and beautiful.
I worry about the ethics of going as a tourist to somewhere I do not want polluted by tourists.
I know some people who went on an 'ecotour' but their report didn't cheer me. They said that there were troughs of disinfectant to step through to wash their boots when they went on the ice and subantarctic islands but it was very cold and sometimes there were queues so some people would just walk past the troughs. And people went much closer than they were supposed to to take good photos of the birds (which don't care about people).
Then I think well at least I would be conscientious and maybe that would take a place away from some egg tromping, infection spreading lout.
And imagine the ice and the penguins and the phenomenal otherworldliness of it all.
One day, one day I'll go.
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