This is the most empty place on earth the place almost no one goes-Antarctica. It's the last continent discovered by explorers, the last place to be charted and examined and understood, the last place to be inhabited. Even the wildlife here knows this land is different, and perhaps it is a mark of how harsh this land can be that there is no creature here that cannot swim or fly away. This is the last continent on earth a refuge of sorts for wilderness and for explorers. Jerome and Sally Poncet are explorers and naturalists who live on a sheep farm in the Falkland Islands. A half-dozen times in the last decade or so, they've sailed 900 miles south five days at sea, to the islands scattered along the famed Antarctic Penin Other expeditions come here with millions of dollars and the power of governments to support them. Sally and Jerome sail by themselves in a small yacht, accompanied only by their children, three boys Dion-10, live... 8 and Diti-5. They trek on remote, rocky islands trying to learn more about this once unknown and foreboding continent of rock and ice while there's still time to protect the unique balance of life that exists here. As usual the Poncets are beginning this voyage in December high summer and vacation time for the boys, when some days might get as warm as 40 degrees.