Mactown Vacation
Hey all. I just got back from McMurdo. It was 28 degrees ABOVE 0 there. I never needed a coat. I saw dirt and water (in nature) there.
The group I went with partied a lot. We made a name for ourselves being seen around station. I went out evenings and slept 10+ hours a day inbetween. I got invited to see the Kiwi Satellite dish and then had a nice walk home on a ridge above McMurdo sound. I am now finally familiar with the geopgraphy to understand the pictures of ice bergs in that area.
I also did a small hike up Observation Hill, which provides a great view. I walked to Scott Base, the Kiwi station right next door. Mostly I relaxed. I watched a good few movies, spent some days reading by the window watching snow. I actually will not see snow again until I get off the South Pole. I programmed my website while there but have not completed the Pictures and Descriptions, so that's still to come. I'll be busy playing catch up the next week or two, then hopefully I'll have a reprieve before station close.
Well, it's late here and though I napped I need to get a night's rest.
Take care all,
-d
posted by polardaveb @ 3:15 AM
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Sounds fun, let me know when you get the website up. My band finally has a 'real' webpage. You should check it out. http://www.officialatlas.com Say whatsup in the forums and shit. We start recording next saturday and are excited as shit to finally have something to show for our lame selves. Anyways, gotta get back to school.
-cav
-D- Hi (or the penguin equiv.) how's the tropical paridise? Tina sent me the pic of you with the frosty unibrow. Classic stuff man. Of course I had to show it to Katy and Mindy. They send warm thoughts. Have you heard from Nate at all? Supposedly he's engaged to some chick from Ohio now. (It'd be funny if it were Mel.) Anyway, Shauna warned me that it was a hassle to post here. While it isn't all that bad, I had no real need for my own blog, I'll keep it though to stay in contact. By the way you ought to send us a note sometime at BoardEN7727@cox.net. Okay, I'll sign off now, stay thawed. The Boards
Curious... The posts show a post time... But what time zone is the South Pole in? ...hmmm...
We're on New Zealand time here. I can walk in a circle and be in each time zone in les than a minute. New Years was hell. We use NZ because McMurdo, our big station on the coast is NZ time. Right now we're Zulu +13 because of daylight savings, but the sun goes down here pretty soon. We'll be Zulu+12. That amounts to 5 hours behind you but a day ahead.
Thanks for the comments. I hadn't seen them till now.
-d
The last vacation we were on... ah, forget it it's been so long I can't even remember!
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