Yesterday, our Monday, we went on a little excursion to two fascinating places about 14 miles north of McMurdo. Today you'll get a little glimpse of our adventures, with many pictures and a few questions, and tomorrow comes the story with more pictures, answers, and information. Enjoy!
We jumped on 3 Ski-doos and headed out.
We were 1 hour away from McMurdo and our ski-doos wouldn't start after we had turned them off for 15 minutes. Why would that be? Luckily Bob switched out our spark plugs.
With a little smoke, we were back on the road.
What would you want to drive? A Tucker or a Ski-doo? It was foggy and we got a little lost, but we found our first destination.
What destinations are there in Antarctica?
We made it to Cape Evans - a fascinating dive spot for the divers.
A WATER DROP from the Class of 2013 at Our Lady of Merced School, in Merced helped Paul inspect the dive hole.
The WATER DROP watched over the divers as they got ready
Julie befriended A WATER DROP from the Kindergarten class at the Sacred Heart School in Saratoga, CA
The WATER DROP from the Sacred Heart School snuck in Julie's dry suit so it could dive with her.
What is this? Who is looking at what? (The dive tenders peek down the hole!)
Without a reflection, we could see divers down at the bottom! What a view!
The divers have said diving in Antarctica is like flying because the visibility is so great. They can see up to 1000 feet away. Would you enjoy that?
What do you think it looks like down there, 110 feet beneath the ice?
Julie made it back with her WATER DROP hitch-hiker-both were a little cold. What did they see down there? Stay tuned for pictures.
After the dive, we drove another 30 minutes or so and stopped at a historical site. What do you know about the history of people in Antarctica? Who braved the harshest continent without the technology or equipment we have now and what was their time here like? When did they come, what did they do, and how did they do it?
Whose hut is this? Who stayed here? When? Why? What was their life like back then?