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It's abour 9 pm local time,  and the big news is that Jim, Minako, Alex and Jani are all in town.  They actually arrived about 7 pm,  but had to go through briefings and find their rooms and all that before settling down.  Brian and I greeted them as...

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A few quick headlines for your morning.  In the news: -Jim Karner, Minako Righter, Jani Radebaugh and Alex Mishik are in Christchurch, and are due to fly south to McMurdo later today.  They are currently on a 3-hour delay, which means if they stay on schedule they would arrive in...

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We had a fantastic, successful and very long day yesterday, and since I saw it coming I decided to keep a timeline of events. Monday (28 Nov), 5:45 AM  Woke up and after getting dressed, a visit to the bathroom and some final last-minute packing,  went off to the cafeteria...

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It's one of the three quietest saturdays in the McMurdo summer season;  the community normally works six days a week (with Sunday off) but this week for the Thanksgiving holiday,  Saturday is a rest day.   Breakfast is simple fare,  and the big meal gets offered in four sessions;  3...

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The Antarctic weather gods continue to be annoyed with me, perhaps because I was unable to find a goat to sacrifice to appease them. We woke up this morning to dense fog, so dense that Ob Hill was not visible from downtown McMurdo. Normally, Ob Hill...

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Greetings faithful blog readers, greetings from McMurdo Station … still. I must have been deemed unworthy to fly by the Antarctic weather gods, because when we called into fixed-wing operations to get word on our flight, the word was “cancelled!” The weather looking south in the general direction of...

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John and I are scheduled for put-in today for the pre-season trip, but … you know … weather. Currently the time of departure is “TBD” with instructions to call fixed-wing after 12:15. The good news: I’ll be able to get lunch in the galley today!...

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(The title will only make sense for the old folks who watched “Fantasy Island, or lived in the US in the late 70s and early 80s. You just could not escape that catch phrase!) This will be a short update to announce that a New Zealand...

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