Lots of Diving
We've been really busy exploring some new dive sites and that means lots of packing and hauling gear. We've been fortunate enough to get a lot of help from people here at McMurdo. It's been great getting to know some of the interesting folks who are currently calling McMurdo Station their home. Here's what a day of diving looks like to them...
Happy Divers
It's easy to share our enthusiasm for a day of diving under the ice. It's hard not to be excited, even though it's incredibly cold. There's lots of activity - packing our dive gear at the Dive Locker, getting out to the dive site, unloading all the gear, preparing for the dive, and then sharing the stories afterwards.
The Science Dive Team, lounging on the ice after a successful dive. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Guida)
I thought it might be fun to share the day of diving through the lens of a dive tender.
Meet Jerry MacGregor
Jerry has been here all winter and is quite the photographer!
Jerry on the Cape Evans Road with the Pisten Bully.
The day begins at the Dive Locker. The divers are all busy preparing their gear.
Jerry checked out the Dive Locker, helping the divers prepare. (Photo courtesy of Jerry MacGregor)
We drive for about an hour, the anticipation building.
Stephanie can't wait for a great day out on the sea ice. (Photo courtesy of Jerry MacGregor)
All the gear has to be unloaded.
Rob hauls the gear into the dive hut. (Photo courtesy of Jerry MacGregor)
Preparations are made for the dive.
Stacy helps Rob don his gear before the dive. (Photo courtesy of Jerry MacGregor)
Putting on the gloves is the hardest part! (Photo courtesy of Jerry MacGregor)
Mike had to wait a minutes before entering, so other divers could clear the hole. (Photo courtesy of Jerry MacGregor)
The divers come back with great stories to share and we explore the area for a new dive site.
This is what happiness looks like. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Guida)
The team examines a potential future dive site. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Guida)
Upcoming journals
I'm off to sea ice school tomorrow. Who knows what adventures that will hold? Stay tuned to find out!
The beauty of forming sea ice.