Encounters at the end of the world

..overhead the albatross..

All the lines of the map converge at two places. This congregation of lines, geography and magnetic fields brings to one place the full time travelers , part time workers and Professional dreamers, as someone mentions . Drivers, computer scientists, fork lift operators, biologists, welders, climatologists, divers and construction workers. Everyone is poetic, passionate, well traveled, well read and a has a streak of madness, and thats the way things should be :)

..and everything is green and submarine..

There is no North of North pole, I had written somewhere eons ago. And I hear something like this here. Do I fit into this category? :) Imagery of formidable and painfully-beautiful Gorakshep flit through my mind.

I am in awe of the stories of people documented here, as they go about near death experiences (near life experiences?) nonchalantly. These are the folks who live by Carpe Diem. There is a streak of controlled recklessness, with a burning desire to experience what life has to offer. Respect, for having the balls to listen to yourself!! A delicate dialogue with someone who revisits a painful moment in his life, moved me. Fight or flight.

The sounds that seals make, sound like Pink Floyd or something, says a biologist studying them. One of the coolest moments :) And they do, check it out :) The Echoes are around you, if you know what I mean :P:P

..and deep beneath the rolling waves, of labyrinths and coral caves..

Scientists shred away on a tin shed amidst the frozen nothingness, a scientist demonstrates how to get into a travel bag (travel with yourself?!). If you listen to all these people speak, you begin to dream, too.

There are some really stunning and other-worldly images here. This, combined with the grand background score transports you to a place where time stands still. This is a philosophical documentary which will make you ponder on many things. It will remind you about the beauty, fragility, magnificence and the grandeur of the world we live in, and how much there is to explore.

Thanks, GK!

*I do not own any of these images. All pictures courtesy their respective owners*