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'The Waiting Game' continues today. We were enthusiastic last night about Brian's flight to Davis Ward being primary for today's flight. The weather looked great in town. Blue sky with absolutely no wind. So when we woke up to a winter wonderland, we were all surprised. Snowing in McMurdo!...

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We have had relatively good weather during the past week at McMurdo Station. The high temperatures have been around 25 to 30 F, the winds have been light, and the sky has been clear. We felt very fortunate to have good weather during our shakedown and the optimal conditions...

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The team eagerly awaits flights to deploy into the field. This morning Brian and Amelia were backup to fly on a Twin Otter to the field site to start grooming, but ended up not flying. We are hoping that they make it out before Christmas, with the rest of...

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As we mark our tenth day in McMurdo, we find ourselves in a holding pattern. The unpredictability of Antarctica's weather and flight logistics has thrown us a curveball, leading to a delay in our departure. But we're optimistic that Brian and Emilia will depart for the field this Wednesday...

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Happy Sunday from McMurdo Station! Daniela, Erin, Lauren, and I (Minako) ran Scott's Hut 10K Run this morning. Erin wore a cute R2D2 beanie to be able to run. The rest of us are a different story. We rented out costumes from the gear room. Daniela - Unicorn, Lauren...

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It’s Saturday at McMurdo and our team is feeling like we’re mostly done with the training and preparation for the field. Our main task today was getting our dry food and frozen food processed through the cargo system. Each box was weighed, measured, and labeled – and our friends...

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Hi Daniela's Mama, Daniela asked me to add a "Happy Birthday" to you in her blog post from yesterday- but I think you'll agree you're worth a post of your own.   Happy Birthday from all of us! -all the ANSMET vets everywhere, whose moms were missing their children....

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Friday Dec 15 was the 8th day on station for the majority of the team. In the morning, we went through environmental training in the Crary. Library, the last of our mandatory training sessions before we head out to Davis Ward. At the end, we spotted a helicopter bringing...

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As of today (Thursday 14 December), there are 823 people living and working at McMurdo Station. The number of people on site is updated each day and can be found on a board next to the lodging office. One of the most interesting things about McMurdo Station are all...

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Monday morning the team headed out to do a shakedown. In a shakedown we camp for one night near McMurdo to do a test-run for the field, making sure all our tents and camping equipment are in good order and training us how to set up and take down...

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