Idea Origins

Here's something funny. I don't actually recall when I first started thinking about going to Antarctica. As I mentioned in a previous post, the decision to go was made sometime last year, with me turning 40 as the motivation. But the genesis of this thought to travel to a far-off land? No idea.

© Dreamscapes Travel
and Lifestyle Magazine 2014

I have one clue. For the past few years, I've kept a copy of a Dreamscapes Travel and Lifestyle Magazine. On the cover is a shot of kayakers in front of an iceberg, with a headline describing, "Natural encounters in Antarctica." The inside article starts with a gorgeous two-page spread: "Antarctica Revealed!"

The date of the magazine? Fall/winter 2014.

2014! But is that really when I started thinking about venturing to Antarctica? If my memory is correct, I don't think I actually purchased this magazine. I seem to recall coming across it - maybe in an office, somewhere? - and taking it home. And on our kitchen counter is where it has sat ever since.

But there's no mailing label. No doctor's or other practitioner's address to indicate that I swiped it from someone's waiting room.

Maybe I had always been thinking about Antarctica. My love of penguins would be a strong lure, that's for sure. But honestly, I just don't remember.

Thus, the mystery remains.

Bah. It probably doesn't matter. Let's just hope Antarctica is everything I've always dreamed of, but have apparently forgotten about.