Dutch princely couple enjoying fossil-fueled trip to Antarctica

The International Polar Year, which comes to a close early March 2009, provided the Dutch royals with a perfect opportunity to see what researchers are doing near the South Pole. "Here you can feel the pulse of the world’s climate and see the effects of climate change", Dutch Science Minister Ronald Plasterk explained. He is travelling with the princely couple.

Prince Willem-Alexander is reporting daily from Antarctica in a special weblog published on the royal web site. The ‘blogger of Orange’ is showing great enthusiasm for this additional task, and tells with gusto about close encounters with pinguins and seals, as well as observing the work of the researchers.

Saturday afternoon and night the Dutch visitors left Rothera by snowscooters to go camping on the nearby glacier.

No media were allowed to cover the trip.

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