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Bohnet Photography, Seattle WA
All photos copyright © Dwight Bohnet
Frankypants II goes back to Antarctica
"I rode with a bagel in some guy's pocket.
Budget cuts.  I should have used Priceline."
Transiting Sydney, Australia
"Does it count if you don't leave the
airport?"
In Christchurch, New Zealand
"The Botanical Gardens in springtime
remind me of the old gnomeland."
At Christchurch Botanical Gardens
"Check out the branch on this tree!"
At Christchurch Botanical Gardens
"I think I could stay here a while."
In Christchurch, New Zealand
"I knew it was too good to last."
At Scott's Discovery Hut near
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
"A step up from my room, I'd say."
At McMurdo Station
"I met a couple Kiwis in the
galley today."
Hiking the Ob (Observation) Hill Loop
"These channels must be at least
12 inches deep in places!"
At McMurdo Station
"It can be a harsh continent."
On the sea ice near McMurdo Station
"It is called a Pisten Bully.  Not too
fast, but a cool ride on the ice."
At South Pole Station
"Another cool ride on the ice.  
This one is a sled."
Akaroa, New Zealand
"Are they still looking at me?  
Somebody pick me up!"
On the TransAlpine train between
Christchurch and Greymouth, NZ.  
"Are we there yet?"
At South Pole Station
"At this moment I was the
southernmost gnome on the planet."
Akaroa, New Zealand
"Bonjour from the only French
settlement in New Zealand."
Frankypants II completed his second season in Antarctica
on February 6, 2009.  After a few weeks in New Zealand he
returned home to Seattle on February 22.
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