-RPH here. I got this email from Jani a few days ago, and thought I'd post it. It shows the deep bond these folks developed this season; sometimes a little bit of adversity really does brings out the best in us....
Please note the snarky captions are mine, not...
2013/ 2014 Field Season
I had the chance to talk to the remaining ANSMET folks in McMurdo last night. Everyone is well, and as clean and shiny as can be expected. They are taking care of typical end-of-season chores for a few days; things like packing and shipping the cargo that must go...
HI all, A few minutes ago I heard from the operations office in McMurdo that our remaining four field party members (Jim, John, Alex and Steve) made it back to McMurdo late last night. Meanwhile Jani, Manavi, Morgan and Barb are in christchurch. This is Progress...
Barb (right) and Jani (left) on Hut Point with the direction home (north) over their shoulders
Manavi, Morgan, Jani and I have just finished dragging our bags up to the Movement Control Center and are all checked in for a flight north tomorrow. We're in the Coffeehouse now, with our...
The women of ANSMET arrived in Mactown in the late afternoon yesterday, and we and our precious cargo made the long journey across the ice sheet and past the Kiwi Scott Base into town. Notice how important our cargo is; there is an entire flatbed Delta with just our...
Just a quick note from the field - the Basler is on its way from McMurdo and should be here in the next hour or so. We'll load up all the gear for Barb, Morgan, Manavi and Jani and ourskidoos, and we'll form the first party home to McMurdo....
This part of the Antarctic plateau is famous for crazy weather. While the typical katabatic (cold, dense) winds from the south blow here frequently, there are also many warm, calm days as well as clouds and sometimes snow. Any Miller Range veteran can tell you about a snowy day,...
A big hello from 83 deg S 157 deg E a.k.a our beloved Miller Range Camp!
Remember the Crosby, Stills and Nash song... "We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year carbon...."? I find myself humming it a lot when I'm working late in the lab and I...
Greetings All,
We celebrated New Years (not that we saw midnight) last evening with a pizza party! Yes, the talented few of us (not me) created some fabulous pizzas last evening, and even managed a dessert pizza. We played a the game "Pass the Pigs" (formerly known as Pig Out)...
A few posts ago I updated you on end of season plans. I had the opportunity to talk to both Jim and John extensively last night, and while the conversation was wide-ranging (everything from who's going to win the football games tonight to where we're staying at March's...