So, my camping adventure on the ice is completed. It was a very interesting experience to sleep in a tent out on the ice. We were only about 5 miles away from the town, but it felt like we were out in the middle of nowhere. The weather was nice on the day we went out, the temp erature dropped down to around -7F and it was not very windy. The night after it was very windy and in the morning it was Con 2. I have a new found respect for the cold and I learned a lot. Below are some photos from our trip out on the ice. The other participants except the Doc that I am working with were PHI helicopter pilots. A very nice and funny bunch. (I created a video as well, but the internet is very slow here and it will take me a very long time to upload.)
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| Packing the Hagglund |
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| Getting organized |
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| Setting up tents |
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| Setting up kitchen |
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| Camp almost completed |
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| A very cold me |
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| "Ice Bar - Antarctica style" |
People that didn't make the "cut" has starting to leave McMurdo. Today was a bad weather day so today's flight was cancelled. Tomorrow and Friday there will be big groups leaving. When everything is said and done we will be approx 370-400 people here and at the end of January beginning of February they will draw down even more and start prepare for the winter staff to come in and take over for the winter season.
We were told today that our contract length has not changed, but things can always change.
We have been told that there is going to be "freshies" on board the flight tomorrow (freshies= fresh food and vegetables). It is strange how much you are looking forward to things that we take for granted when you are living back home. We did get some fresh fruit that arrived when our latest team members arrived on Monday, it was awesome.
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