I am feeling a bit discombobulated today after 4 days of travel, tons of new sensations, Polar science and culture information overload, meeting wonderful new people, and trying to keep track of everything I learn and all the gear I receive. Due to my very tired state of mind, I thought I would entertain you in this journal with a video of the flight from Christchurch to McMurdo, rather than some possibly incoherent rambling about my trip down to the Ice and my 1st day in McMurdo. I intentionally left the sound in some of this movie- the plane ride was LOUD! Thank goodness, there were earplugs issued during flight check in!
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It is almost 11:00PM at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking outside it is still light out! There is snow blowing down as it has for the past few hours. I am hoping that when I wake up in the morning the sun is shining and I can take in more of the views McMurdo has to offer.