Archive for September, 2008
Well, today I WAS going to type a heart felt goodbye to Antarctica message. BUT Antarctica is having the last laugh. Delayed until tomorrow. Oh well, another days pay… Cant have an Departure with out an Arrival.
Dave said: I love winterovers: nine empty tables around them and they still bring, not the single, but… THE DOUBLE PORCH!!! you guys rock (Ask me about the Porch when I get back, its a winterover thing). Photos by Dave Barud Jason Corboy (Chopper) Power Plant Mechanic, Lisa Illg Physical Therapist, Brian Nelson (bnelson) Research [...]
I have been in Antarctica now for 7 months. I have enjoyed all of it. There were some rough times and some great times. Yesterday I went for a small tramp with Bill and Lisa around the hut point ridge. It still amazes me where I am and what I am doing. The view is [...]
Photo By Bill Henriksen, NSF Station Manager The reports are true, we did have night flight. They made 7 passes one of which was an actual landing to unload a bunch of cargo. More photos on my flickr sight.
Thanks Barlow for continueing to show me what I can not have… YET! 18 more days till I land in CHC.
oooohh I am so hungry. He flew home yesterday.
Well it is 0330 and I am not sleeping again… So I thought I would post a picture that I stitched together for this panoramic shot of the C-17 that landed yesterday. Ken Barlow had to go out to the air field to check on a generator so I came along for the ride and [...]
Photo by Ken Barlow Ken and I did not win any flags that flew over McMurdo over the summer so we bought two and had them shipped down. Yesterday we raised the flags just after a Condition 1 storm and let them fly overnight.
And we begin again. Just got my PQ paperwork so off to the Doctor and Dentist in CHC. I don’t have my contract yet but It has been approved and I should have it first of next week. Here we go again! It will be even more fun the 2nd time around.
TOO MANY PEOPLE! After watching the flight land yesterday I joined the meet and greet in the Galley. “Shinies” that’s what the winterovers are calling them. Lots of new faces! Christine Powell, the wife of a Winterover, after greeting her husband brought out a bunch of BANANAS. That almost caused a riot among the winterovers. [...]
The first plane of the WinFly season just landed moments ago at 1334 New Zealand time. The invasion begins. Eating lunch today you could feel the thickness of the anxiety in the room from all the winterovers. The thought of being invaded by 126 happy cheery overly excited people was ominous. We have for the [...]
It has arrived. The first WinFly planes will land in just two days. The population will triple and all the winter overs will run for cover. Friday we had our Redeployment meeting and got all the information we need to get on the plane and head to places unknown. If offered a contract for next [...]
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