Seasick on the way home. We’re apparently dancing around a storm. We tried to take a little detour to Cape Horn… but the winds were too strong. I’m actually not that bad… food just doesn’t look too appetizing. We’re pretty much spending the next two days chatting about what happened. At the same time we’re beginning to realize that the end is coming closer.

We had a little informal session today. Sitting in the lounge, huddled over cups of steaming tea we all began to describe our takeaways from the continent. Not surprisingly each person took something quite different away from Antarctica. Some of us were all about conservation; lets save Antarctica. Lets make sure that Antarctica remains untouched and unspoiled forever; lets clean the beaches and control how we interact with it. Let’s make sure the Antarctic treaty is renewed in 2041 and let’s make sure Antarctica doesn’t become an overdeveloped tourism hub. For others Antarctica was a symbol, an example of climate change. Look at what’s happening in Antarctica, let’s act know to stop climate change. Rob Swan is going to go back to the South Pole using only renewable energy in 2012, by 2020 he might even cycle his way to the moon.

For the majority of us Antarctica is something more than that; it's a source of inspiration. The singers wrote new songs about newfound responsibilities (check out Hayley Warner). A girl from Sri Lanka and a girl from Congo want to reclaim the world for women from all over the world; they’ll go and visit the Amazon, the Silk Road and the Himalayas to show all the other women what’s possible. Eric’s going to be superman, he’s already halfway there. Jonny’s camera only smiles when he’s in Antarctica.

We also got our final video, and photo presentation, the list of contacts, all sorts of presentations all on a stick. Yep the end is drawing near. The thing with Antarctic is it makes you feel like you’re on a mission. When you come here and see it, it’s like seeing a house on fire. You want to do something; you want to help. That’s what it feels like to be on this ship.

Brian shared a really good story with us about how to change the world. “Imagine a cup,” he says in a thick Scottish accent. “Now fill it up with pebbles until it is full. Now add some sand to the pebbles until it is full of sand and pebbles. Now add some water to the cup until it is spills over. You now have a cup that is full of water sand and pebbles.” He pauses for drama. “Now imagine a cup and fill it with water. Now if you try to add sand you won’t be able to. The point is don’t let your cup get filled with water before you put in the pebbles.”

Ok I’m looking forward to an early rise tomorrow, packed up bags, customs, security, airports. See you in Doha.