In McMurdo they celebrate Thanksgiving on Saturday and most have Sunday off. This free weekend turns into one big party. Lots of bands playing, a 5K-turkey trot, and it caps off with Freezing Man. Freezing man is supposed to be like Burning Man with costumes.
It is also a good time to see the things that are happening around McMurdo. Plenty of science tours and nature hikes to occupy your free time. With the weekend over it’s back to work for the entire station. The weather today is very overcast and light snow, which has delayed and cancelled some flights. Now the wait begins to see if we fly today. If we do not that puts us in a tight situation. We still need to install three stations before we leave for the Italian base on Thursday. I made a small movie on the latest things happening at McMurdo Station. Good news we fly to site 12 today which is a blue ice site!
http://youtu.be/7hgGKNnUM0g