Always summer, never warm.
This is the mantra painted in the Coast Guard's
Polar Sea Icebreaker. While enjoying warm summers up north I've chosen a second chilly summer in McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

Friday, January 18, 2008

gray days

My "crud" has finally moved through and with a bit warmer weather on the horizon, I took a walk with a friend to Hut Point. There have been penguins out and about lately, and we thought we might see a few of them, but we only saw some footprints along the water.

While the weather was a bit warmer, there was a thick fog rising up from the ice edge, capturing the Swedish Icebreaker in its' haze.

We are processing redeployment paperwork at work and answering many travel questions. In the next weeks, I will see a few ships come in, a few planes fly here, and there, some friends leave, and hopefully some wildlife, in the meantime.

One month from today I will be departing this beautiful continent of Antarctica.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

OHHH you're leaving! I have so enjoyed reading your blog! I found it through a friend... what an amazing experience. Best wishes to you on your new ventures.