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This morning was brutal \u2013 minus 10F outside, wind 25 knots, blowing snow.\u00a0\u00a0We expected one (or two is we get lucky) Twin Otter flights.\u00a0\u00a0But there were five!\u00a0\u00a0Miraculously the Twin Otter pilots worked extra hours to get all of us back to McMurdo.\u00a0\u00a0John and Brian were the last to fly. They had the hardest job to do: to dig out half-buried tents, prepare and pack all gears, a lot of unconsumed food, all our wastes, skidoos, fuel drums, flags \u2026 All that was done very fast and at brutal weather condition.\u00a0\u00a0By now we all are back to civilization: had long hot shower, did some grooming, and had dinner sitting on the chairs around the table using forks and knives.\u00a0\u00a0We still cannot believe that\u00a0in one day<\/span><\/span>\u00a0all six of us were moved from Elephant moraine and the camp was put down completely with no trace left behind.<\/p>\n – Alex Meshik from McMurdo.<\/p>\n (note from Ralph: \u00a0I didn’t see this get posted automatically like it should; \u00a0so I am posting it from the backup copy I get separately. \u00a0Welcome back to civilization,\u00a0everyone!)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This morning was brutal \u2013 minus 10F outside, wind 25 knots, blowing snow.\u00a0\u00a0We expected one (or two is we get lucky) Twin Otter flights.\u00a0\u00a0But there were five!\u00a0\u00a0Miraculously the Twin Otter pilots worked extra hours to get all of us back to McMurdo.\u00a0\u00a0John and Brian were the last to fly. They had the hardest job to do: to dig out half-buried tents, prepare and pack all gears, a lot of unconsumed food, all our wastes, skidoos, fuel drums, flags \u2026 All that was done very fast and at brutal weather condition.\u00a0\u00a0By now we all are back to civilization: had long hot shower,<\/p>\n