Support WBUROpinionAntarctic Holiday: A Christmas Feast In The Loneliest Spot On EarthGavin FrancisDecember 20, 2014 ShareThe author, Dr. Gavin Francis, arrived at Halley base on Christmas Eve 2002, at the height of the Antarctic midsummer, when 24-hour sunlight illuminates the vast swathes of empty ice. (Courtesy of Gavin Francis)