Antarctic Adventure

When asked by friends to describe why Antarctica is one of our favorite ventures, the words "magnificent," "beautiful," "remarkable," and "unbelievable," although true, do not adequately depict our impressions of the southernmost continent. Others have said they can't describe it, that you have to see it for yourself.

The photographs in this show come closer than our words ever can.

Shimmering sunsets, marching penguins, vast tundras, blowing snow, quiet solitude, gorgeous skies, and golden icebergs surrounded us during our two week adventure.

In December, 2006 we spent 20 days traveling from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, through the Drake Passage to Antarctica. We returned through the Drake Passage to the Chilean Fjords and on to Santiago and back home to Georgia on an expedition we will never forget.

We are happy to share our photographs of this adventure with you and hope you enjoy them half as much as we enjoyed our trip.

Bob Hart is a painter and photographer. He retired five years ago from the College of Education at UGA where he taught in the Department of Instructional Technology and was Director of the Office of Information Technology. He began his interest in art in 1968 when he enrolled in his first photography class as an undergraduate journalism student at UGA.

Nancy Hart is a University of Georgia graduate and retired six years ago from the Oglethorpe County Schools where she was principal of Oglethorpe Elementary School. She has been traveling extensively and taking photographs of her travels ever since.

Five of the photographs in the show are by friends who were on this trip with us...Dennis Green, Vernice Kingsbury, Gwen Kingsbury, and Fred Padgelek.