With apologies, I didn't think to look back into this thread when I got back on line a while back. So, better late than never?
It would greatly surprise me if anyone cares, but I just thought I'd mention that I'll be traveling and might not have time to get on the internet for a while. Just don't want people to think I've fled from the FES. I'll be back eventually.
prison?
Nope. Just away from home for a while, and without my desktop computer it was too much of a hassle to be on the chat boards.
A relative of mine went to jail once. This was back in the 1960's. She went on a Freedom Ride. Apparently jail was very unpleasant and she would never talk about it. Black folks and white folks got on busses all together, black and white sitting next to each other, and went into the southern U.S. Southern cops back then were quite brutal to the freedom riders, who were breaking the segregation laws. I've always admired her for her bravery and her commitment to the principle of racial equality.
Have a safe trip, avoid the penguins!
Thanks. The trip was safe. But there weren't any penguins where I went, so that wasn't a problem.

Safe travels. Just insist that your pilot uses the correct flat earth navigation methods.
I've never tried to tell airline pilots, ship captains, bus drivers, or train engineers how to do their job. Same for surgeons and especially anesthesiologists. Also carpenters, plumbers, and electricians. Pretty much any professional whose services I use, I figure it's best to let them do their job the way they know how.
Can you bring back some photos of the ice wall when you return?
No ice where I went. Did I give the impression I was going to visit the ice wall? Sorry. No, I'm pretty sure I never said anything about where I was going, and it was nowhere near the edge. It was just somewhere that my computer was not, so no discussion boards for a while.