Hi all, it's Sunday night about 7:30 pm for us here in McMurdo, and there's a little bit of news. John and Duck are on the schedule to fly to Elephant Moraine tomorrow morning, and Brian and I are on the schedule to fly to Shackleton Camp...
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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...
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...
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...
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!...
(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...
So far so good. I am in the departure lounge for Antarctica. Everything is going smoothly this morning. Shuttle picked me up along with several other antarctic people, delivered us to the CDC where we got dressed for action, and after a brief check in we were released...
As I write this I'm on the schedule to fly south to McMurdo tomorrow morning, weather permitting. After taking care of my business at the CDC earlier today (see my last post) I had a quick lunch (caesar salad with venison) and spent a couple of hours writing reference letters...
Hello all, I made it to Christchurch yesterday afternoon, after 28 hrs of flying (Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth to Sydney to Christchurch. It's never comfortable to sit on a plane for 17 hours (that DFW to SYD leg) but I slept pretty well, and that makes a big difference. Had...
Yesterday when I summited Ob Hill, it was overcast, -9 C (16 F) but windless. On my way up to the summit, I had to stop, peel-off my fleece pullover, and finish the climb in Tee-shirt and light parka - unzipped! Otherwise, I would have ...