At the South Pole, the typical work week goes from Monday through Saturday. Sunday is usually the day off. Last week, I got here on a Saturday around lunch time so I didn't have to work that day,…
I thought it might be nice to introduce the people I'm working with while I'm down here. I work with the drillers so I'm going to talk about them first.
The Drill Team
The Drillers (from left to…
When last we met, I had boarded a 3 hour flight from McMurdo to the South Pole. The plane was the same kind (a C-130) but this time, there were only 11 of us flying and the trip was much, much…
When last we met, I had boarded a 3 hour flight from McMurdo to the South Pole. The plane was the same kind (a C-130) but this time, there were only 11 of us flying and the trip was much, much…
On Friday, Dec 7th, I boarded an 8 hour long flight to McMurdo station, on the coast of Antarctica. There were 40 people on the plane (a C-130, a military cargo plane flown by the Air Force) and it…
I knew the trip to the South Pole would be a long one. Even if I could fly straight here, it would still be about 7,000 miles. My scheduled flights didn't take me straight here though so I ended up…
I made it to the South Pole! I'll post a lot more details soon. (And I've gotta tell you guys about McMurdo, too!)
I'm at the South Pole! (The geographic one, in this case. There's also a…
Going to Antarctica today!
My filled out and ready-to-go departure card. I set my daughter's lamb out to guard it and to give me good luck.
Ready to go!
Last night, my roommate got orders to report an hour earlier than scheduled this morning for the flight to McMurdo (the American station on the coast of Antarctica).
Another person got orders to not…
On February 22, 2011, Christchurch experienced a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that devastated the city and the eastern suburbs.
Christchurch itself sits on massive deposits of gravel (due to glaciation…
New Zealand is an interesting place to visit. In some ways, it's very similar to home. The airport looks the same. There are Subways, McDonald's, Burger Kings, bottles of Coke, Nissans and Fords,…
A journal in two parts.
CDC
This morning, all of the USAP (US Antarctic Program) participants went to the CDC (Clothing Distribution Center) to be briefed on a couple things, like waste management…
