Wow, I am worn out. We did a lot of packing today. Much of the time we were outside digging up instruments out of the snow or putting our snow samples into ice core boxes to keep them very cold.
The rest of the time we were inside with the heater cranked up so that we could remove all the snow and ice from the inside of the crates for the science instruments. We then hauled big boxes to the main camp on our banana sleds so that they would be ready for when we leave.
The weather was pretty brutal. We had snow all day and 17 mile per hour winds. It was so windy that a scheduled flight was not able to land.
The highlight of the day was our PolarCONNECT event!
Brandon Strellis, Kevin McMahon, and Hannah James host a PolarCONNECT event from Summit Station.
We talked by satellite phone with a group of people about our work and what it is like to live and work here at Summit Station. After a few technical difficulties, we were able to talk about our work and answer questions. I would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Beth Allyn Parker and her class of teachers for participating in the conference call. I would also like to thank Mike Bergin for being a part of the call.
You can listen to our PolarCONNECT event by clicking on this link:
http://www.polartrec.com/polar-connect/archive