The first flight of winfly will be here in two weeks. Everyone is excited because today we found out we will be getting fresh produce! I would do almost anything for a fresh salad at this point. It seems crazy that the winter season is almost over and that I will be going home in a few months. It's hard to believe I've been here for almost a year. It's been busy around McMurdo lately. The runway needs to get set up, buildings need to be opened, and I still have 20 rooms to remodel before October. We have our last two day weekend in a few days. One of the benefits of working here in the winter is that you get one two day weekend each month. Two of my friends are having their wedding ceremony on Saturday and it should be quite the party. You can't legally get married in Antarctica, but they decided to have a party anyway. Fun fact: Even though you can't really get hitched here, you can begin divorce proceedings.
The weather is getting worse lately. The runway has been -40 for the last few days and the wind has picked up a lot. August is always the coldest and windiest month. Everybody hopes for a condition 1 storm so we can get a day off, but the station almost never goes con 1. Only if there is blowing debris that could kill you does con 1 get called. There has been a storm here that blew a sheet of plywood into a building like a knife.
I've been trying to sort out all my photos from this winter and I will make an effort to post more of them. In the meantime here are some photos of the aurora australis, the moon, and our station winter photo.
Great post, Zac! Beautiful pictures, too.
ReplyDeleteHi Zach,
ReplyDeleteNice pictures. I know you're dying for a fresh salad. What do you eat when produce is non-existent? Give us a sense of what's on the menu.
Now that you spent a hardcore winter in Antarctica, do you feel like you've acclimated to the cold? Do you run around without a jacket unless it's -20 or more? Winters in WI are going to feel like like nuthin'!
Pete