<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Photos | RYMC</title><link>https://photos.rymc.io/</link><description>Motorsports, travel, and random photos from around the world. Rally driver, car #91 in ARA National L2WD. Life is too short to just sit around and wait.</description><language>en_US</language><copyright>Some Rights Reserved. &amp;copy; 2005 - 2026 Ryan McGrath.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:01:47 +0000</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:01:47 +0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>A church-not-church</title><link>https://photos.rymc.io/1jg28z6j4ew0sme6v8w856r0h</link><description><![CDATA[I usually wouldn't take a photo of a church, but the history of this one is somewhat fascinating to ...]]></description><category domain="https://photos.rymc.io/">grytviken</category><category domain="https://photos.rymc.io/">south-georgia-islands</category><category domain="https://photos.rymc.io/">travel</category><enclosure url="https://photos.rymc.io/photos/1jg28z6j4ew0sme6v8w856r0h-large.png" length="1630226" type="image/png"/><guid>https://photos.rymc.io/1jg28z6j4ew0sme6v8w856r0h</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:01:47 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[I usually wouldn't take a photo of a church, but the history of this one is somewhat fascinating to me. While it originally was built as a church (~1913), whalers apparently... didn't really care too much about church. As a result it wound up being used for a litany of other things: showing films, social hall, library, and more. It remains today as one of the best kept up buildings in Grytviken itself and makes for a neat photo against the cliffs. There's also the remains of a ski jump off to the right (outside the shot), because apparently they'd hold ski jump competitions to pass the time.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Ryan McGrath</dc:creator></item><item><title>Derelict whaling station</title><link>https://photos.rymc.io/1jfywcksmez1tsbzkfr0pwm5s</link><description><![CDATA[Rusting and falling apart, with the land effectively reclaimed by wildlife. There’s a 200m exclusion...]]></description><category domain="https://photos.rymc.io/">south-georgia-islands</category><category domain="https://photos.rymc.io/">travel</category><category domain="https://photos.rymc.io/">abandoned</category><enclosure url="https://photos.rymc.io/photos/1jfywcksmez1tsbzkfr0pwm5s.jpg" length="1533346" type="image/jpeg"/><guid>https://photos.rymc.io/1jfywcksmez1tsbzkfr0pwm5s</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 12:24:12 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[Rusting and falling apart, with the land effectively reclaimed by wildlife. There’s a 200m exclusion zone for safety, but even from a distance it’s a haunting reminder of an old world practice. An interesting history bit: Shackleton and some of his crew arrived here after crossing the mountains to seek help for his men stuck on Elephant Island.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Ryan McGrath</dc:creator></item><item><title>Iceberg ahoy</title><link>https://photos.rymc.io/1jftqfht6fe0r0781n432rhxc</link><description><![CDATA[Crossing the seas from the Falklands to South Georgia, encountered an iceberg about ~100 miles off t...]]></description><category domain="https://photos.rymc.io/">south-georgia-islands</category><category domain="https://photos.rymc.io/">travel</category><category domain="https://photos.rymc.io/">self</category><category domain="https://photos.rymc.io/">selfie</category><enclosure url="https://photos.rymc.io/photos/1jftqfht6fe0r0781n432rhxc.jpg" length="1063063" type="image/jpeg"/><guid>https://photos.rymc.io/1jftqfht6fe0r0781n432rhxc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 21:41:28 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[Crossing the seas from the Falklands to South Georgia, encountered an iceberg about ~100 miles off the coast. Supposedly not common to find them this far up but it may have broken off a significantly larger iceberg that is floating around the area. Staggering to see in person, and mind blowing when you consider just how deep they go under the surface!]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Ryan McGrath</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>