点评:Recently, I had the good fortune to experience an ‘Antarctica in a Day’ flight from Melbourne. I was accompanied by my 88 year old mum who was on her fourth flight. It was not cheap, but truly an epic, unique experience which certainly crossed off a major ‘bucket list’ task. The boarding operation was slick and as soon as we arrived at our ‘Dreamliner 787’ seats, I felt a very positive vibe and knew that we were in expert hands. So it proved.
At around the 3.5 hour mark, we began to see large ice-burgs from the largish windows. By the 4 hour mark, we were flying over the Antarctic itself, viewing many more ice-burgs, glaciers, some bare rock, blue ice and two Antarctica bases. Spectacular, distinctive scenery indeed and the near cloudless skies made for very clear viewing! It was hard to believe that below us were -8C temperatures and 70 km winds. The Qantas crew and the Antarctica Flight team’s expertise and friendliness helped add to this unforgettable experience. The Antarctic Science Foundation members and other Antarctica experts were also very approachable and informative. The commentary was interesting and often spell-binding though some was crackly in places, maybe from the flight deck. Refreshments were varied and plentiful.
We flew over the Antarctic itself for over four hours, with two hours in the window seat before the mandatory swap. Then a relaxing 4.5 hour return to Melbourne. The ambience and friendliness of the passengers themselves was as good as I have experienced for many years. A wonderful day indeed which greatly broadened my perspective of the natural, pristine world of the Antarctic.
翻译:最近,我有幸体验了一次从墨尔本起飞的“一日游南极”航班。陪同我的是我 88 岁的妈妈,她正在第四次飞行。它并不便宜,但确实是一次史诗般的独特体验,肯定会完成一项重要的“遗愿清单”任务。登机操作很顺利,当我们到达“梦想客机 787”的座位时,我就感受到了一种非常积极的氛围,并且知道我们得到了专家的帮助。所以它证明了。
在 3.5 小时左右,我们开始从较大的窗户看到巨大的冰块。到 4 小时时,我们飞越了南极本身,看到了更多的冰堡、冰川、一些裸露的岩石、蓝冰和两个南极洲基地。确实壮观,独特的风景和近乎万里无云的天空使视野非常清晰!很难相信我们下方是 -8C 的温度和 70 公里的风速。澳洲航空机组人员和南极洲飞行团队的专业知识和友善态度为这次难忘的经历增添了色彩。南极科学基金会成员和其他南极洲专家也非常平易近人,信息丰富。解说很有趣,而且常常引人入胜,尽管有些地方有些破绽,也许是来自飞行甲板。茶点种类繁多。
我们在南极上空飞行了四个多小时,在强制交换之前在靠窗的座位上呆了两个小时。然后 4.5 小时轻松返回墨尔本。乘客本身的氛围和友善与我多年来所经历的一样好。这真是美好的一天,极大地拓宽了我对南极自然、原始世界的认识。