From David Hornstein
Scott Base, Antarctica
Just one small comment I would like to make concerning that almost excellent
Forum article written by Phil Bagnall (Forum, 6 July, p 45).
Phil, your essay on time did while away the time for a short time. But, if I
were an Adélie penguin, you’d make my quills stand on end with your
comment: “It is even possible to holiday in Antarctica. And so people
do—although heaven knows why.”
Firstly, I apologise for my late response to your essay. We just had our
August Starlifter (C141) supply flight and it’s taken about two months for
New Scientist to finally make its way down here to Ross Island. Phil,
please come down to Antarctica and experience Antarctic tourism at first hand
before making such sweeping, hopefully tongue-in-cheek statements.
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