Journal Entry
Dear viewers,
On Thursday the 18th I took off from McMurdo on a C-17 Hercules. There were only five passengers on the flight, and six crew. This was still an important flight, though, because each Hercules flight brings in important jet fuel for use here at the station. The plane comes in as full as possible and is then drained here at the South Pole and sent back with just enough fuel to reach McMurdo again. That's how we stay full of fuel down here.
Our C-17 Hercules waits patiently on the ice.
Boarding the Herc.
Inside the Herc, it's another cargo plane.
Take off! http://
This crew member took a load off on the duffel bag cargo. Cozy!
We flew over the Transantarctic Mountains. Other than the mountains, there wasn't a lot else to see.
This is a genuine IceCube surface cable on our plane!
Right before landing they let me go sit up front. http://
I'm wearing the earphones! I can hear the pilots!
From my seat I an see the station approaching. Up until this moment it looked like nothing was out there at all!
I'm ready to get bundled up and hit the pole!