http://www.dustysensor.ca Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:42:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An Emperor Penguin almost finished molting. I had 3 goals when I came down to the Antarctic. 1.  See penguins. Emperors and Adelies. 2.  Stand on ice thats at least 2km thick. 3.  Visit the South Pole. So far 1 and 2 are crossed off my list.  Tomorrow we are scheduled to go to the ... http://www.dustysensor.ca/2010/photoblog/happy-feet/ Looking out over the Ross Ice Shelf from Observation Hill, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. http://www.dustysensor.ca/2010/photoblog/the-shelf/ It has been a while! I'm now stationed in the Antarctic for a few months.  The journey down here took me through Australia, and New Zealand via Airliners, and finally on a U.S. military C-17 to McMurdo Antartica. McMurdo reminds me of a typical northern town with different earth colored buildings on ... http://www.dustysensor.ca/2009/photoblog/the-other-pole/ A dog guarding the road up to an old house.  Sri Lanka. http://www.dustysensor.ca/2009/photoblog/guard-dog/ A general laborer digging a ditch in Male, Maldives. http://www.dustysensor.ca/2009/photoblog/ditch-digger/ A woman bathing in the Mahaweli River near Kandy.  The Mahaweli is the longest river in Sri Lanka, running through most of the island.  These days it is primary used for irrigation and hydroelectricity and is heavily dammed throughout the country.  It is also used for bathing, washing clothes and ... http://www.dustysensor.ca/2009/photoblog/a-river-run-through-it/ Young monk in Chiang Mai, Thailand. http://www.dustysensor.ca/2009/photoblog/lil-monk/ A man in a yellow Taxi truck in Thailand. http://www.dustysensor.ca/2009/photoblog/man-in-yellow/ A man selling Vegetables in Kandy, SriLanka.  After I took this shot, the men in the opposite stall offered coconut and some kind of brown sugar combo, was delicious. http://www.dustysensor.ca/2009/photoblog/veggie-man/ A glacier running down the side of a fiord on Ellesmere Island.  See location on Google Maps. http://www.dustysensor.ca/2009/photoblog/glacier/